diff --git a/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/30-gitea.md b/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/30-gitea.md
index bb8e93c2a..23cd6849a 100644
--- a/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/30-gitea.md
+++ b/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/30-gitea.md
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ For reference see [Configuration Cheat Sheet](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/config
 
 ![gitea oauth setup](gitea_oauth.gif)
 
+:::warning
+Make sure your Gitea configuration allows requesting the API with a fixed page length of 50. The default value for the maximum page size is 50, but if you set a value lower than 50, some Woodpecker features will not work properly. Also see the [Configuration Cheat Sheet](https://docs.gitea.com/administration/config-cheat-sheet#api-api).
+:::
+
 ## Configuration
 
 This is a full list of configuration options. Please note that many of these options use default configuration values that should work for the majority of installations.
diff --git a/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/35-forgejo.md b/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/35-forgejo.md
index df7793118..b70c243f0 100644
--- a/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/35-forgejo.md
+++ b/docs/docs/30-administration/11-forges/35-forgejo.md
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ For reference see [Configuration Cheat Sheet](https://forgejo.org/docs/latest/ad
 
 ![forgejo oauth setup](gitea_oauth.gif)
 
+:::warning
+Make sure your Forgejo configuration allows requesting the API with a fixed page length of 50. The default value for the maximum page size is 50, but if you set a value lower than 50, some Woodpecker features will not work properly. Also see the [Configuration Cheat Sheet](https://forgejo.org/docs/latest/admin/config-cheat-sheet/#api-api).
+:::
+
 ## Configuration
 
 This is a full list of configuration options. Please note that many of these options use default configuration values that should work for the majority of installations.
diff --git a/web/src/components/repo/settings/SecretsTab.vue b/web/src/components/repo/settings/SecretsTab.vue
index a2c57a35b..d13189a4d 100644
--- a/web/src/components/repo/settings/SecretsTab.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/repo/settings/SecretsTab.vue
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ async function loadSecrets(page: number, level: 'repo' | 'org' | 'global'): Prom
 
 const { resetPage, data: _secrets } = usePagination(loadSecrets, () => !selectedSecret.value, {
   each: ['repo', 'org', 'global'],
-  pageSize: 50,
 });
 const secrets = computed(() => {
   const secretsList: Record<string, Secret & { edit?: boolean; level: 'repo' | 'org' | 'global' }> = {};
diff --git a/web/src/compositions/usePaginate.test.ts b/web/src/compositions/usePaginate.test.ts
index 37d603925..c76303069 100644
--- a/web/src/compositions/usePaginate.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/compositions/usePaginate.test.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ describe('usePaginate', () => {
       usePaginationComposition = usePagination<{ name: string }>(
         async (page) => repoSecrets[page - 1],
         () => true,
+        { pageSize: 3 },
       );
     });
     await waitForState(usePaginationComposition.loading, true);
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ describe('usePaginate', () => {
       usePaginationComposition = usePagination<{ name: string }>(
         async (page) => repoSecrets[page - 1],
         () => true,
+        { pageSize: 3 },
       );
     });
     await waitForState(usePaginationComposition.loading, true);
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ describe('usePaginate', () => {
           return orgSecrets[page - 1];
         },
         () => true,
-        { each: ['repo', 'org'] },
+        { each: ['repo', 'org'], pageSize: 3 },
       );
     });
     await waitForState(usePaginationComposition.loading, true);
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ describe('usePaginate', () => {
       usePaginationComposition = usePagination<{ name: string }>(
         async (page) => repoSecrets[page - 1],
         () => true,
+        { pageSize: 3 },
       );
     });
     await waitForState(usePaginationComposition.loading, true);
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ describe('usePaginate', () => {
       usePaginationComposition = usePagination<{ name: string }>(
         async (page) => repoSecrets[page - 1],
         () => true,
+        { pageSize: 3 },
       );
     });
     await waitForState(usePaginationComposition.loading, true);
diff --git a/web/src/compositions/usePaginate.ts b/web/src/compositions/usePaginate.ts
index 9bcfdb44c..657f55cd1 100644
--- a/web/src/compositions/usePaginate.ts
+++ b/web/src/compositions/usePaginate.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 import { useInfiniteScroll } from '@vueuse/core';
 import { onMounted, ref, watch, type Ref, type UnwrapRef } from 'vue';
 
-export async function usePaginate<T>(getSingle: (page: number) => Promise<T[]>): Promise<T[]> {
+const defaultPageSize = 50;
+
+// usePaginate loads all pages
+export async function usePaginate<T>(
+  getSingle: (page: number) => Promise<T[]>,
+  pageSize: number = defaultPageSize,
+): Promise<T[]> {
   let hasMore = true;
   let page = 1;
   const result: T[] = [];
   while (hasMore) {
     const singleRes = await getSingle(page);
     result.push(...singleRes);
-    hasMore = singleRes.length !== 0;
+    hasMore = singleRes.length >= pageSize;
     page += 1;
   }
   return result;
 }
 
+// usePagination loads pages on demand
 export function usePagination<T, S = unknown>(
   _loadData: (page: number, arg: S) => Promise<T[] | null>,
   isActive: () => boolean = () => true,
@@ -25,7 +32,7 @@ export function usePagination<T, S = unknown>(
 ) {
   const scrollElement = _scrollElement === null ? null : ref(document.getElementById('scroll-component'));
   const page = ref(1);
-  const pageSize = ref(_pageSize ?? 0);
+  const pageSize = ref(_pageSize ?? defaultPageSize);
   const hasMore = ref(true);
   const data = ref<T[]>([]) as Ref<T[]>;
   const loading = ref(false);
@@ -48,14 +55,12 @@ export function usePagination<T, S = unknown>(
       // use next each element
       each.value.shift();
       page.value = 1;
-      pageSize.value = _pageSize ?? 0;
       hasMore.value = each.value.length > 0;
       if (hasMore.value) {
         loading.value = false;
         await loadData();
       }
     }
-    pageSize.value = newData.length;
     loading.value = false;
   }
 
@@ -76,7 +81,6 @@ export function usePagination<T, S = unknown>(
     const _page = page.value;
 
     page.value = 1;
-    pageSize.value = _pageSize ?? 0;
     hasMore.value = true;
     data.value = [];
     loading.value = false;