diff --git a/lib/ash/api/api.ex b/lib/ash/api/api.ex
index a8b1875d..04eebc58 100644
--- a/lib/ash/api/api.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/api/api.ex
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Api do
     with %{valid?: true} <- query,
          {:ok, action} <- get_action(query.resource, opts, :read, query.action),
          {:ok, opts} <- Ash.OptionsHelpers.validate(opts, @load_opts_schema) do
-      Read.run(query, action, Keyword.merge(opts, initial_data: data, lazy?: true))
+      Read.unpaginated_read(query, action, Keyword.merge(opts, initial_data: data, lazy?: true))
     else
       {:error, error} ->
         {:error, error}
diff --git a/test/actions/pagination_test.exs b/test/actions/pagination_test.exs
index 210d0fdd..2b5edfc3 100644
--- a/test/actions/pagination_test.exs
+++ b/test/actions/pagination_test.exs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Actions.PaginationTest do
 
       read :read do
         primary? true
-        pagination offset?: true, required?: true
+        pagination offset?: true, required?: true, default_limit: 25
       end
     end