diff --git a/src/librssguard/database/databasequeries.cpp b/src/librssguard/database/databasequeries.cpp
index 8ff884fd3..2b68a4f5d 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/database/databasequeries.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/database/databasequeries.cpp
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ bool DatabaseQueries::removeUnwantedArticlesFromFeed(const QSqlDatabase& db,
                                                      const Feed::ArticleIgnoreLimit& app_setup) {
   // Feed setup has higher preference.
   int amount_to_keep =
-    feed_setup.m_keepCountOfArticles > 0 ? feed_setup.m_keepCountOfArticles : app_setup.m_keepCountOfArticles;
+    feed_setup.m_customizeLimitting ? feed_setup.m_keepCountOfArticles : app_setup.m_keepCountOfArticles;
   bool dont_remove_unread =
     feed_setup.m_customizeLimitting ? feed_setup.m_doNotRemoveUnread : app_setup.m_doNotRemoveUnread;
   bool dont_remove_starred =