diff --git a/lib/arke_server/controllers/arke_controller.ex b/lib/arke_server/controllers/arke_controller.ex
index ee7cd9d..74a0b59 100644
--- a/lib/arke_server/controllers/arke_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/arke_server/controllers/arke_controller.ex
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ defmodule ArkeServer.ArkeController do
     load_links = Map.get(conn.query_params, "load_links", "false") == "true"
     load_values = Map.get(conn.query_params, "load_values", "false") == "true"
     load_files = Map.get(conn.query_params, "load_files", "false") == "true"
-    offset = Map.get(conn.query_params, "offset", nil)
-    limit = Map.get(conn.query_params, "limit", nil)
+    offset = Map.get(conn.query_params, "offset", 0)
+    limit = Map.get(conn.query_params, "limit", 100)
     order = Map.get(conn.query_params, "order", [])
 
     {count, units} =
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ defmodule ArkeServer.ArkeController do
   """
   def get_groups(conn, %{"arke_id" => id}) do
     project = conn.assigns[:arke_project]
-    offset = Map.get(conn.query_params, "offset", nil)
-    limit = Map.get(conn.query_params, "limit", nil)
+    offset = Map.get(conn.query_params, "offset", 0)
+    limit = Map.get(conn.query_params, "limit", 100)
     order = Map.get(conn.query_params, "order", [])
     arke = ArkeManager.get(id, project)
 
diff --git a/lib/arke_server/controllers/group_controller.ex b/lib/arke_server/controllers/group_controller.ex
index 5706ff7..cb576c1 100644
--- a/lib/arke_server/controllers/group_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/arke_server/controllers/group_controller.ex
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ defmodule ArkeServer.GroupController do
     project = conn.assigns[:arke_project]
     member = ArkeAuth.Guardian.Plug.current_resource(conn)
     permission = conn.assigns[:permission_filter] || %{filter: nil}
-    offset = Map.get(conn.query_params, "offset", nil)
-    limit = Map.get(conn.query_params, "limit", nil)
+    offset = Map.get(conn.query_params, "offset", 0)
+    limit = Map.get(conn.query_params, "limit", 100)
     order = Map.get(conn.query_params, "order", [])
 
     load_links = Map.get(conn.query_params, "load_links", "false") == "true"
diff --git a/lib/arke_server/controllers/topology_controller.ex b/lib/arke_server/controllers/topology_controller.ex
index 20eb1c8..4a4d304 100644
--- a/lib/arke_server/controllers/topology_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/arke_server/controllers/topology_controller.ex
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ defmodule ArkeServer.TopologyController do
        """
   def get_node(conn, %{"arke_id" => _arke_id, "arke_unit_id" => _id, "direction" => direction}) do
 
-    offset = Map.get(conn.query_params, "offset", nil)
-    limit = Map.get(conn.query_params, "limit", nil)
+    offset = Map.get(conn.query_params, "offset", 0)
+    limit = Map.get(conn.query_params, "limit", 100)
     order = Map.get(conn.query_params, "order", [])
 
     # TODO handle query parameter with plugs