diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers_data.go b/pkg/api/handlers_data.go
index d5ce06bb..645ca625 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers_data.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers_data.go
@@ -373,37 +373,37 @@ func (api *API) SearchDiscordProfile() gin.HandlerFunc {
 // SearchChannelMessages returns a gin.HandlerFunc that processes a request to search for messages in a Discord channel.
 func (api *API) SearchChannelMessages() gin.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
-		var reqBody struct {
+		var reqParams struct {
 			ChannelID string `json:"channelID"`
-			Limit     int    `json:"limit"`
+			Limit     string `json:"limit"`
 			Before    string `json:"before"`
 		}
 
-		// Extract the required parameter from the URL path
-		reqBody.ChannelID = c.Param("channelID")
-		if reqBody.ChannelID == "" {
+		reqParams.ChannelID = c.Param("channelID")
+		if reqParams.ChannelID == "" {
 			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "ChannelID must be provided and valid"})
 			return
 		}
 
-		// Extract optional query parameters
-		if limitStr := c.Query("limit"); limitStr != "" {
-			if limit, err := strconv.Atoi(limitStr); err == nil {
-				reqBody.Limit = limit
+		reqParams.Limit = c.Query("limit")
+		reqParams.Before = c.Query("before")
+
+		if reqParams.Limit != "" {
+			if _, err := strconv.Atoi(reqParams.Limit); err != nil {
+				c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "Invalid limit parameter"})
+				return
 			}
 		}
 
-		reqBody.Before = c.Query("before")
-
 		// worker handler implementation
-		bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(reqBody)
+		bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(reqParams)
 		if err != nil {
 			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 			return
 		}
 
 		// Print the reqBody for debugging
-		logrus.Infof("Request Body: %+v", reqBody)
+		logrus.Infof("Request Body: %+v", reqParams)
 
 		requestID := uuid.New().String()
 		responseCh := pubsub2.GetResponseChannelMap().CreateChannel(requestID)
diff --git a/pkg/scrapers/discord/getchannelmessages.go b/pkg/scrapers/discord/getchannelmessages.go
index 0c889799..a26c6ae8 100644
--- a/pkg/scrapers/discord/getchannelmessages.go
+++ b/pkg/scrapers/discord/getchannelmessages.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/masa-finance/masa-oracle/pkg/llmbridge"
 )
@@ -26,9 +27,9 @@ type ChannelMessage struct {
 }
 
 // GetChannelMessages fetches messages for a specific channel from the Discord API
-func GetChannelMessages(channelID string, limit int, before string) ([]ChannelMessage, error) {
+func GetChannelMessages(channelID string, limit string, before string) ([]ChannelMessage, error) {
 	// Print the parameters for debugging
-	fmt.Printf("Parameters - channelID: %s, limit: %d, before: %s\n", channelID, limit, before)
+	fmt.Printf("Parameters - channelID: %s, limit: %s, before: %s\n", channelID, limit, before)
 
 	botToken := os.Getenv("DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN") // Replace with your actual environment variable name
 	if botToken == "" {
@@ -41,9 +42,11 @@ func GetChannelMessages(channelID string, limit int, before string) ([]ChannelMe
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	limitCheck, _ := strconv.Atoi(limit)
+
 	// Add query parameters if they are provided
 	q := req.URL.Query()
-	if limit > 0 && limit <= 100 {
+	if limitCheck > 0 && limitCheck <= 100 {
 		q.Add("limit", fmt.Sprintf("%d", limit))
 	}
 	if before != "" {
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ func GetChannelMessages(channelID string, limit int, before string) ([]ChannelMe
 // ScrapeDiscordMessagesForSentiment scrapes messages from a Discord channel and analyzes their sentiment.
 func ScrapeDiscordMessagesForSentiment(channelID string, model string, prompt string) (string, string, error) {
 	// Fetch messages from the Discord channel
-	messages, err := GetChannelMessages(channelID, 100, "")
+	messages, err := GetChannelMessages(channelID, "100", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("error fetching messages from Discord channel: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/workers/handler.go b/pkg/workers/handler.go
index 9b108fae..e6e0a60a 100644
--- a/pkg/workers/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/workers/handler.go
@@ -99,13 +99,7 @@ func (a *Worker) HandleWork(ctx actor.Context, m *messages.Work, node *masa.Orac
 		resp, err = discord.GetUserProfile(userID)
 	case string(WORKER.DiscordChannelMessages):
 		channelID := bodyData["channelID"].(string)
-		limit := bodyData["limit"].(int)
-		before := bodyData["before"].(string)
-
-		// Print the values for debugging
-		logrus.Infof("GetChannelMessages called with channelID: %s, limit: %d, before: %s", channelID, limit, before)
-
-		resp, err = discord.GetChannelMessages(channelID, limit, before)
+		resp, err = discord.GetChannelMessages(channelID, bodyData["limit"].(string), bodyData["before"].(string))
 	case string(WORKER.DiscordSentiment):
 		logrus.Infof("[+] Discord Channel Messages %s %s", m.Data, m.Sender)
 		channelID := bodyData["channelID"].(string)
diff --git a/pkg/workers/workers.go b/pkg/workers/workers.go
index 5bfdd00e..10cd88b6 100644
--- a/pkg/workers/workers.go
+++ b/pkg/workers/workers.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (a *Worker) Receive(ctx actor.Context) {
 		workerDoneCh <- msg
 		ctx.Poison(ctx.Self())
 	default:
-		logrus.Warningf("[+] Received unknown message: %T, message: %+v", m, m)
+		logrus.Warningf("[+] Received unknown message in workers: %T, message: %+v", m, m)
 	}
 }