diff --git a/web/api/v1/api.go b/web/api/v1/api.go
index c114b62fe..bcc6c2993 100644
--- a/web/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/web/api/v1/api.go
@@ -1589,12 +1589,12 @@ func parseListRulesPaginationRequest(r *http.Request) (*listRulesPaginationReque
 		err           error
 	)
 
-	if r.URL.Query().Get("max_rule_groups") != "" {
-		maxRuleGroups, err = strconv.ParseInt(r.URL.Query().Get("max_rule_groups"), 10, 32)
+	if r.URL.Query().Get("max_groups") != "" {
+		maxRuleGroups, err = strconv.ParseInt(r.URL.Query().Get("max_groups"), 10, 32)
 		if err != nil || maxRuleGroups < 0 {
 			return nil, &parsePaginationError{
-				err:       fmt.Errorf("max_rule_groups need to be a valid number greater than or equal to 0: %w", err),
-				parameter: "max_rule_groups",
+				err:       fmt.Errorf("max_groups need to be a valid number greater than or equal to 0: %w", err),
+				parameter: "max_groups",
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/web/api/v1/api_test.go b/web/api/v1/api_test.go
index 95a0edacc..b2b72b007 100644
--- a/web/api/v1/api_test.go
+++ b/web/api/v1/api_test.go
@@ -2744,7 +2744,7 @@ func testEndpoints(t *testing.T, api *API, tr *testTargetRetriever, es storage.E
 		{
 			endpoint: api.rules,
 			query: url.Values{
-				"max_rule_groups": []string{"1"},
+				"max_groups": []string{"1"},
 			},
 			response: &RuleDiscovery{
 				NextToken: getRuleGroupNextToken("/path/to/file", "grp2"),
@@ -2840,8 +2840,8 @@ func testEndpoints(t *testing.T, api *API, tr *testTargetRetriever, es storage.E
 		{
 			endpoint: api.rules,
 			query: url.Values{
-				"max_rule_groups": []string{"1"},
-				"next_token":      []string{getRuleGroupNextToken("/path/to/file", "grp2")},
+				"max_groups": []string{"1"},
+				"next_token": []string{getRuleGroupNextToken("/path/to/file", "grp2")},
 			},
 			response: &RuleDiscovery{
 				RuleGroups: []*RuleGroup{