diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AccessoriesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AccessoriesController.php
index dc2130e986..e87791e599 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AccessoriesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AccessoriesController.php
@@ -80,12 +80,9 @@ class AccessoriesController extends Controller
             $accessories->where('notes','=',$request->input('notes'));
         }
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($accessories) && ($request->get('offset') > $accessories->count())) ? $accessories->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $accessories->count()) ? $accessories->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
         $sort_override =  $request->input('sort');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetMaintenancesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetMaintenancesController.php
index e38d5382fa..ab2a59eaa1 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetMaintenancesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetMaintenancesController.php
@@ -55,12 +55,9 @@ class AssetMaintenancesController extends Controller
         }
 
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($maintenances) && ($request->get('offset') > $maintenances->count())) ? $maintenances->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $maintenances->count()) ? $maintenances->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $allowed_columns = [
                                 'id',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
index 5e9b3ad78d..5275997443 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
@@ -78,12 +78,9 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
             $assetmodels->TextSearch($request->input('search'));
         }
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($assetmodels) && ($request->get('offset') > $assetmodels->count())) ? $assetmodels->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $assetmodels->count()) ? $assetmodels->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
         $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'models.created_at';
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index bad1947966..4fd7577382 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -199,13 +199,9 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
 
         $request->filled('order_number') ? $assets = $assets->where('assets.order_number', '=', e($request->get('order_number'))) : '';
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($assets) && ($request->get('offset') > $assets->count())) ? $assets->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $assets->count()) ? $assets->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php
index 91b0d7f7dc..d9ddbb4514 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php
@@ -95,12 +95,9 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
 
 
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($categories) && ($request->get('offset') > $categories->count())) ? $categories->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $categories->count()) ? $categories->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
         $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'assets_count';
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CompaniesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CompaniesController.php
index 11f5845674..c49d295830 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CompaniesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CompaniesController.php
@@ -48,12 +48,9 @@ class CompaniesController extends Controller
         }
 
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($companies) && ($request->get('offset') > $companies->count())) ? $companies->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $companies->count()) ? $companies->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
         $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'created_at';
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentsController.php
index bf281d6b2b..b19f370d85 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentsController.php
@@ -72,12 +72,9 @@ class ComponentsController extends Controller
             $components->where('notes','=',$request->input('notes'));
         }
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($components) && ($request->get('offset') > $components->count())) ? $components->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $components->count()) ? $components->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ConsumablesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ConsumablesController.php
index e9a069c379..430502ac5f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ConsumablesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ConsumablesController.php
@@ -84,12 +84,9 @@ class ConsumablesController extends Controller
         }
 
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($consumables) && ($request->get('offset') > $consumables->count())) ? $consumables->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $consumables->count()) ? $consumables->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $allowed_columns = ['id', 'name', 'order_number', 'min_amt', 'purchase_date', 'purchase_cost', 'company', 'category', 'model_number', 'item_no', 'manufacturer', 'location', 'qty', 'image'];
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DepartmentsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DepartmentsController.php
index 09e3677360..2226feb02c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DepartmentsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DepartmentsController.php
@@ -58,12 +58,9 @@ class DepartmentsController extends Controller
             $departments->where('location_id', '=', $request->input('location_id'));
         }
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($departments) && ($request->get('offset') > $departments->count())) ? $departments->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $departments->count()) ? $departments->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
         $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'created_at';
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DepreciationsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DepreciationsController.php
index 2dd6b9d8e5..bf49c18cc4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DepreciationsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DepreciationsController.php
@@ -28,12 +28,9 @@ class DepreciationsController extends Controller
             $depreciations = $depreciations->TextSearch($request->input('search'));
         }
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($depreciations) && ($request->get('offset') > $depreciations->count())) ? $depreciations->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $depreciations->count()) ? $depreciations->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
         $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'created_at';
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/GroupsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/GroupsController.php
index 0e5d391e57..d1b18f6f3c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/GroupsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/GroupsController.php
@@ -35,12 +35,9 @@ class GroupsController extends Controller
             $groups->where('name', '=', $request->input('name'));
         }
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($groups) && ($request->get('offset') > $groups->count())) ? $groups->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $groups->count()) ? $groups->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
         $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'created_at';
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicenseSeatsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicenseSeatsController.php
index 759f11e956..5ba530ab1c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicenseSeatsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicenseSeatsController.php
@@ -39,8 +39,11 @@ class LicenseSeatsController extends Controller
             }
 
             $total = $seats->count();
-            $offset = (($seats) && (request('offset') >= $total)) ? 0 : request('offset', 0);
-            $limit = request('limit', 50);
+
+            // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+            $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $seats->count()) ? $seats->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+            $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
+
 
             $seats = $seats->skip($offset)->take($limit)->get();
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicensesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicensesController.php
index 6e67f07ee9..91792da7b8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicensesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicensesController.php
@@ -94,12 +94,9 @@ class LicensesController extends Controller
             $licenses->onlyTrashed();
         }
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($licenses) && ($request->get('offset') > $licenses->count())) ? $licenses->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $licenses->count()) ? $licenses->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LocationsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LocationsController.php
index 3a8df10587..cb9e232088 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LocationsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LocationsController.php
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
             $locations->where('locations.country', '=', $request->input('country'));
         }
 
-        $offset = (($locations) && (request('offset') > $locations->count())) ? $locations->count() : request('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $locations->count()) ? $locations->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
         $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'created_at';
 
+
         switch ($request->input('sort')) {
             case 'parent':
                 $locations->OrderParent($order);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ManufacturersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ManufacturersController.php
index e88ef5fedf..6ae8d692cb 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ManufacturersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ManufacturersController.php
@@ -57,12 +57,9 @@ class ManufacturersController extends Controller
             $manufacturers->where('support_email', '=', $request->input('support_email'));
         }
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($manufacturers) && ($request->get('offset') > $manufacturers->count())) ? $manufacturers->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $manufacturers->count()) ? $manufacturers->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
         $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'created_at';
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/PredefinedKitsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/PredefinedKitsController.php
index a2c0c1a902..08d9e15f1c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/PredefinedKitsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/PredefinedKitsController.php
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ class PredefinedKitsController extends Controller
             $kits = $kits->TextSearch($request->input('search'));
         }
 
-        $offset = $request->input('offset', 0);
-        $limit = $request->input('limit', 50);
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $kits->count()) ? $kits->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
+
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'desc' ? 'desc' : 'asc';
         $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'name';
         $kits->orderBy($sort, $order);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ReportsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ReportsController.php
index f42a2d0f81..eb88a58c72 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ReportsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ReportsController.php
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
             'note',
         ];
 
+
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $actionlogs->count()) ? $actionlogs->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
+
         $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? e($request->input('sort')) : 'created_at';
         $order = ($request->input('order') == 'asc') ? 'asc' : 'desc';
-        $offset = request('offset', 0);
         $total = $actionlogs->count();
 
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
-
-
         $actionlogs = $actionlogs->orderBy($sort, $order)->skip($offset)->take($limit)->get();
 
         return response()->json((new ActionlogsTransformer)->transformActionlogs($actionlogs, $total), 200, ['Content-Type' => 'application/json;charset=utf8'], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/StatuslabelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/StatuslabelsController.php
index 76055f2d9b..e12b612f1e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/StatuslabelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/StatuslabelsController.php
@@ -50,12 +50,9 @@ class StatuslabelsController extends Controller
             }
         }
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($statuslabels) && ($request->get('offset') > $statuslabels->count())) ? $statuslabels->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $statuslabels->count()) ? $statuslabels->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
         $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'created_at';
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SuppliersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SuppliersController.php
index f73f150499..7acd2b5179 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SuppliersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SuppliersController.php
@@ -74,12 +74,9 @@ class SuppliersController extends Controller
             $suppliers->where('notes', '=', $request->input('notes'));
         }
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($suppliers) && ($request->get('offset') > $suppliers->count())) ? $suppliers->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $suppliers->count()) ? $suppliers->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
         $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'created_at';
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/UsersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/UsersController.php
index ff18b87910..fc8518cd98 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/UsersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/UsersController.php
@@ -193,12 +193,9 @@ class UsersController extends Controller
 
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
 
-        // Set the offset to the API call's offset, unless the offset is higher than the actual count of items in which
-        // case we override with the actual count, so we should return 0 items.
-        $offset = (($users) && ($request->get('offset') > $users->count())) ? $users->count() : $request->get('offset', 0);
-
-        // Check to make sure the limit is not higher than the max allowed
-        ((config('app.max_results') >= $request->input('limit')) && ($request->filled('limit'))) ? $limit = $request->input('limit') : $limit = config('app.max_results');
+        // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $users->count()) ? $users->count() : intval(request('offset'));
+        $limit = ($request->input('limit') > config('app.max_results')) ? config('app.max_results') : max(intval(request('offset')),  config('app.max_results'));
 
 
         switch ($request->input('sort')) {