diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d0a903..a97930c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ value of the $USER environment variable as username.
     Buy by item id (non-interactive):
         c4mate -b|--buy <id>
     Show log:
-        c4mate -l|--log
+        c4mate -l|--log [<size>]
     Add or subtract credits:
         c4mate <difference>
     Give credits:
diff --git a/c4mate b/c4mate
index 85366cc..5439b19 100755
--- a/c4mate
+++ b/c4mate
@@ -92,15 +92,15 @@ function MatePad:update_balance()
 end
 
 -- Parse history.
-function MatePad:parse_log()
+function MatePad:parse_log(size)
     local pipe, ok, exit, signal
     local datefile = os.tmpname()
     local log = {}
     -- sed #1: Insert newlines between log entries.
-    -- sed #2: Extract time and write it into datefile. Then extract and print
-    -- oldbalance, newbalance, parameter and method. Depending on method, print
-    -- either reason or item_name. If any extraction fails we fail with exit
-    -- code 1.
+    -- sed #2: Quit after $size lines. Extract time and write it into datefile.
+    -- Then extract and print oldbalance, newbalance, parameter and method.
+    -- Depending on method, print either reason or item_name. If any extraction
+    -- fails we fail with exit code 1.
     pipe = io.popen(string.format([=[
 curl %s --header "Accept: application/json" "%s/api/user/%s/log?type=json" | \
 sed -n --sandbox '
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ sed -n --sandbox '
         s/} *,/&\n/gp
     }' | \
 sed -n '
+    %d q
     h
     s/.*"time" *: *"\([^"]\+\)".*/\1UTC/
     T fail
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ sed -n '
     T fail
     b
     :fail
-    q 1 ']=], self.CURL_FLAGS, self.HOST, url_encode(self.USER), datefile))
+    q 1 ']=], self.CURL_FLAGS, self.HOST, url_encode(self.USER), size+1, datefile))
 
     while true do
         local entry = {}
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ end
 
 -- Return id of last bought item in log.
 function MatePad:last_bought()
-    local log = self:parse_log()
+    local log = self:parse_log(50)
     for i = 1, #log do
         if log[i].method == "buy" then
             return log[i].parameter
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ Find and buy item (interactive):
 Buy by item id (non-interactive, special id '0' will re-buy last item in log):
     c4mate -b|--buy <id>
 Show log:
-    c4mate -l|--log
+    c4mate -l|--log [<size>]
 Add or subtract credits:
     c4mate +/-<amount>
 Give credits:
@@ -351,7 +352,8 @@ if arg[1] == nil then
 elseif arg[1] == "-l" or
        arg[1] == "--log" then
     -- Print log.
-    pad:print_log(pad:parse_log())
+    local size = math.max(0, math.tointeger(arg[2]) or 10)
+    pad:print_log(pad:parse_log(size))
 
 elseif arg[1] == "-g" or
        arg[1] == "--give" then