diff --git a/src/media.js b/src/media.js
index d460cf83..05642a56 100644
--- a/src/media.js
+++ b/src/media.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const { get } = require('./utils/qu');
 const pipeline = util.promisify(stream.pipeline);
 const streamQueue = taskQueue();
 
-function sampleMedias(medias, limit = config.media.limit, preferLast = true) {
+function sampleMedias(medias, limit = argv.mediaLimit, preferLast = true) {
 	// limit media sets, use extras as fallbacks
 	if (medias.length <= limit) {
 		return medias;