diff --git a/models/repo/mirror.go b/models/repo/mirror.go
index e73226534ea..8494331ff71 100644
--- a/models/repo/mirror.go
+++ b/models/repo/mirror.go
@@ -120,11 +120,12 @@ func DeleteMirrorByRepoID(repoID int64) error {
 }
 
 // MirrorsIterate iterates all mirror repositories.
-func MirrorsIterate(f func(idx int, bean interface{}) error) error {
+func MirrorsIterate(limit int, f func(idx int, bean interface{}) error) error {
 	return db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).
 		Where("next_update_unix<=?", time.Now().Unix()).
 		And("next_update_unix!=0").
 		OrderBy("updated_unix ASC").
+		Limit(limit).
 		Iterate(new(Mirror), f)
 }
 
diff --git a/models/repo/pushmirror.go b/models/repo/pushmirror.go
index bf39bb1ac07..b5c6411bd66 100644
--- a/models/repo/pushmirror.go
+++ b/models/repo/pushmirror.go
@@ -101,10 +101,11 @@ func GetPushMirrorsByRepoID(repoID int64) ([]*PushMirror, error) {
 }
 
 // PushMirrorsIterate iterates all push-mirror repositories.
-func PushMirrorsIterate(f func(idx int, bean interface{}) error) error {
+func PushMirrorsIterate(limit int, f func(idx int, bean interface{}) error) error {
 	return db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).
 		Where("last_update + (`interval` / ?) <= ?", time.Second, time.Now().Unix()).
 		And("`interval` != 0").
 		OrderBy("last_update ASC").
+		Limit(limit).
 		Iterate(new(PushMirror), f)
 }
diff --git a/models/repo/pushmirror_test.go b/models/repo/pushmirror_test.go
index eff31fbac25..83cf86131f4 100644
--- a/models/repo/pushmirror_test.go
+++ b/models/repo/pushmirror_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestPushMirrorsIterate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
 
-	PushMirrorsIterate(func(idx int, bean interface{}) error {
+	PushMirrorsIterate(1, func(idx int, bean interface{}) error {
 		m, ok := bean.(*PushMirror)
 		assert.True(t, ok)
 		assert.Equal(t, "test-1", m.RemoteName)
diff --git a/services/mirror/mirror.go b/services/mirror/mirror.go
index 5639a08f964..ed3a878d019 100644
--- a/services/mirror/mirror.go
+++ b/services/mirror/mirror.go
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ func Update(ctx context.Context, pullLimit, pushLimit int) error {
 	}
 	log.Trace("Doing: Update")
 
-	requested := 0
-
-	handler := func(idx int, bean interface{}, limit int) error {
+	handler := func(idx int, bean interface{}) error {
 		var item SyncRequest
 		var repo *repo_model.Repository
 		if m, ok := bean.(*repo_model.Mirror); ok {
@@ -104,35 +102,35 @@ func Update(ctx context.Context, pullLimit, pushLimit int) error {
 			}
 			return err
 		}
-
-		requested++
-		if limit > 0 && requested > limit {
-			return errLimit
-		}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	pullMirrorsRequested := 0
 	if pullLimit != 0 {
-		requested = 0
-		if err := repo_model.MirrorsIterate(func(idx int, bean interface{}) error {
-			return handler(idx, bean, pullLimit)
+		if err := repo_model.MirrorsIterate(pullLimit, func(idx int, bean interface{}) error {
+			if err := handler(idx, bean); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			pullMirrorsRequested++
+			return nil
 		}); err != nil && err != errLimit {
 			log.Error("MirrorsIterate: %v", err)
 			return err
 		}
-		pullMirrorsRequested, requested = requested, 0
 	}
+
 	pushMirrorsRequested := 0
 	if pushLimit != 0 {
-		requested = 0
-		if err := repo_model.PushMirrorsIterate(func(idx int, bean interface{}) error {
-			return handler(idx, bean, pushLimit)
+		if err := repo_model.PushMirrorsIterate(pushLimit, func(idx int, bean interface{}) error {
+			if err := handler(idx, bean); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			pushMirrorsRequested++
+			return nil
 		}); err != nil && err != errLimit {
 			log.Error("PushMirrorsIterate: %v", err)
 			return err
 		}
-		pushMirrorsRequested, requested = requested, 0
 	}
 	log.Trace("Finished: Update: %d pull mirrors and %d push mirrors queued", pullMirrorsRequested, pushMirrorsRequested)
 	return nil