diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_objects_list_handlers.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_objects_list_handlers.go
index 6c68e5e68..20ab1d4d6 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_objects_list_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_objects_list_handlers.go
@@ -220,12 +220,16 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) doListFilerEntries(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient, d
 			err = subErr
 			return
 		}
+		counter += subCounter
 		isTruncated = isTruncated || subIsTruncated
 		maxKeys -= subCounter
 		nextMarker = subDir + "/" + subNextMarker
 		// finished processing this sub directory
 		marker = subDir
 	}
+	if maxKeys <= 0 {
+		return
+	}
 
 	// now marker is also a direct child of dir
 	request := &filer_pb.ListEntriesRequest{