diff --git a/lib/profileminilist.php b/lib/profileminilist.php
index 2c3fc4642d..7418c89232 100644
--- a/lib/profileminilist.php
+++ b/lib/profileminilist.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ define('PROFILES_PER_MINILIST', 8);
 
 class ProfileMiniList extends ProfileList
 {
+    const MAX_PROFILES = PROFILES_PER_MINILIST; // put it in the class
 
     function startList()
     {
diff --git a/plugins/Event/eventlistitem.php b/plugins/Event/eventlistitem.php
index 2f0710f01f..b563e228f9 100644
--- a/plugins/Event/eventlistitem.php
+++ b/plugins/Event/eventlistitem.php
@@ -174,9 +174,8 @@ class EventListItem extends NoticeListItemAdapter
             foreach ($responses as $response) {
                 $ids[] = $response->profile_id;
             }
-            common_debug("IDS = " . implode(',', $ids));
+            $ids = array_slice($ids, 0, ProfileMiniList::MAX_PROFILES + 1);
             $profiles = Profile::pivotGet('id', $ids);
-            common_debug("Profiles = " . print_r($profiles, true));
             $profile  = new ArrayWrapper(array_values($profiles));
             $minilist = new ProfileMiniList($profile, $out);
             $minilist->show();