diff --git a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/controller/CustomSearchController.java b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/controller/CustomSearchController.java
index 23af21f0d..f58418f86 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/controller/CustomSearchController.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/controller/CustomSearchController.java
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ public class CustomSearchController extends FreemarkerHttpServlet {
             if (queryBuilderRules != null) {
               body.put("queryBuilderRules", queryBuilderRules);
             }
+            body.put(PARAM_HITS_PER_PAGE, hitsPerPage);
+            
 	        // VIVO OpenSocial Extension by UCSF
 	        try {
 		        OpenSocialManager openSocialManager = new OpenSocialManager(vreq, "search");