diff --git a/BaseSearcher.py b/BaseSearcher.py
index f4e5882..78e2fab 100644
--- a/BaseSearcher.py
+++ b/BaseSearcher.py
@@ -561,7 +561,8 @@ class OpenSearch(object):
         self.desktop_url = self.url_carry(host = self.desktop_host, format = None)
 
         self.osd_url = self.qualify('/catalog/osd-books.xml')
-
+        if self.end_index==1000:
+            self.end_index='1000 (max)'
         s = cherrypy.session
         # write this late so pages can change it
         s['search_terms'] = self.search_terms