diff --git a/main/api.php b/main/api.php
index 37e1cd4..2b76a65 100644
--- a/main/api.php
+++ b/main/api.php
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
     $limit = min(max(1, $limit), 100);
     
     try {
-        $stmt = $db->prepare('SELECT username, message, created_at, signature, is_encrypted FROM messages ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT ?');
-        $stmt->execute([$limit]);
+        $stmt = $db->query("SELECT username, message, created_at, signature, is_encrypted FROM messages ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT $limit");
         $messages = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
         echo json_encode(['messages' => $messages]);
     } catch (Exception $e) {