diff --git a/hn.py b/hn.py
index 10c5eae..c75eb6c 100755
--- a/hn.py
+++ b/hn.py
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ def main(stdscr):
     height, width = stdscr.getmaxyx()
     num_stories = curses.LINES - 3 # headline, detail, footer
     # Query Hacker News API for top stories and their titles/links
+    # returns the top 500 stories, so quite enough.
     url = 'https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json'
     r = requests.get(url)
     if not r.ok:
         raise Exception('Error fetching data from Hacker News API')
-    ids = r.json()[:num_stories]
+    ids = r.json()
     stories = []
-    for idx, i in enumerate(ids):
+    for idx, i in enumerate(ids[:num_stories]):
         stdscr.clear()
-        #stdscr.addstr(f'[{spinner_states[idx%4]}] Getting stories...')
         footer(stdscr, f'[{spinner_states[idx%4]}] Getting stories...')
         stdscr.refresh()
         story_url = f'https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/{i}.json'