diff --git a/mylar/mb.py b/mylar/mb.py
index 018d2112..99179d12 100755
--- a/mylar/mb.py
+++ b/mylar/mb.py
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ def findComic(name, mode, issue, limityear=None):
                 xmlcnt = result.getElementsByTagName('count_of_issues')[0].firstChild.wholeText
                 #here we can determine what called us, and either start gathering all issues or just limited ones.
                 #print ("n: " + str(n) + "--xmcnt" + str(xmlcnt))
-                if issue is not None: limiter = int(issue)
+                if issue is not None:
+                    #this gets buggered up with NEW/ONGOING series because the db hasn't been updated
+                    #to reflect the proper count. Drop it by 1 to make sure.
+                    limiter = int(issue) - 1
                 else: limiter = 0
                 if int(xmlcnt) >= limiter: