diff --git a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
index 6b7ae582..d42345df 100644
--- a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ class ItemsController < ApplicationController
     else
       respond_to do |format|
         format.html {
-          @newest_items = Item.newest.limit(9)
-          render
+          @newest_items = Item.newest.limit(18)
         }
         format.js { render :json => {:error => '$q required'}}
       end