diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/dashboard.js b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/dashboard.js
index 7db25e7ff8..a36dbc0f72 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/dashboard.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/dashboard.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export default class DashboardController extends Controller {
 
     loadEvents() {
         this.eventsLoading = true;
-        this.membersStats.fetchTimeline().then(({events}) => {
+        this.membersStats.fetchTimeline({limit: 5}).then(({events}) => {
             this.eventsData = events;
             this.eventsLoading = false;
         }, (error) => {