diff --git a/lib/services/address/index.js b/lib/services/address/index.js
index 4f3b2bf6..7b39a256 100644
--- a/lib/services/address/index.js
+++ b/lib/services/address/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var utils = require('../../utils');
 var LRU = require('lru-cache');
 var XXHash = require('xxhash');
 
-const MAX_TX_QUERY_LIMIT = 1000;
+const MAX_TX_QUERY_LIMIT = 100;
 
 // See rationale about this cache at function getTxList(next)
 const TXID_LIST_CACHE_ITEMS = 250;              // nr of items (this translates to: consecutive 
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ AddressService.prototype.getAddressHistory = function(addresses, options, stream
         return log.error(err);
 
       if(!options.txNotNeeded && results.items.length < MAX_TX_QUERY_LIMIT)
-        results.items.push(tx);
+        if(!results.items.some(x => x.txid === tx.txid)) //push only if tx not already in array
+          results.items.push(tx);
       
       streamer(null, tx);
 
@@ -220,6 +221,9 @@ AddressService.prototype.getAddressHistory = function(addresses, options, stream
       return callback(err);
     }
 
+    //sort items in desc block-height, then asc txid (if same height)
+    results.items.sort((a, b) => b.__height - a.__height || a.txid().localeCompare(b.txid()));
+
     //TODO: sorting of tx list (results.items)
     callback(null, results);
 
@@ -475,7 +479,7 @@ AddressService.prototype._aggregateAddressSummaryResult = function (tx, address,
         result.transactions = [];
       }
       let txid = tx.txid();
-      if(!result.transactions.includes(txid)) //push txid only if its not in the array
+      if(!result.transactions.includes(txid) && result.transactions.length < MAX_TX_QUERY_LIMIT) //push txid only if its not in the array (list limit not maxed out)
         result.transactions.push(txid);
     }