diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/resources/sonia/scm/python/log.py b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/resources/sonia/scm/python/log.py
index 43dc995e39..4db781321b 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/resources/sonia/scm/python/log.py
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/resources/sonia/scm/python/log.py
@@ -106,12 +106,15 @@ def collectChangesets(repo, path, startNode, endNode):
 
   return ctxs
 
-
 def stripChangesets(ctxs, start, limit):
   if limit < 0:
-    ctxs = ctxs[start]
+    ctxs = ctxs[start:]
   else:
-    ctxs = ctxs[start:limit]
+    limit = limit + start
+    if limit > len(ctxs):
+      ctxs = ctxs[start:]
+    else:
+      ctxs = ctxs[start:limit]
   return ctxs
     
 # change log methods