diff --git a/include/struct.h b/include/struct.h
index 092e5c190..a14d86493 100644
--- a/include/struct.h
+++ b/include/struct.h
@@ -2007,7 +2007,7 @@ struct Link {
 	} value;
 };
 
-#define IsInvalidChannelTS(x)	((x) < 750000) /**< Invalid channel creation time */
+#define IsInvalidChannelTS(x)	((x) <= 1000000) /**< Invalid channel creation time */
 
 /**
  * @addtogroup CommonStructs
diff --git a/src/modules/mode.c b/src/modules/mode.c
index 1160b48d6..98f7ffe98 100644
--- a/src/modules/mode.c
+++ b/src/modules/mode.c
@@ -987,8 +987,8 @@ process_listmode:
 				v = atoi(param);
 				if (v < 0)
 					v = 1; /* setting +l with a negative number makes no sense */
-				if (v > 1000000000)
-					v = 1000000000; /* some kind of limit, 1 billion (mrah...) */
+				if (v > 1000000)
+					v = 1000000; /* some kind of limit, 1 million (mrah...) */
 				if (channel->mode.limit == v)
 					break;
 				channel->mode.limit = v;