diff --git a/cmd/lakectl/cmd/common_helpers.go b/cmd/lakectl/cmd/common_helpers.go
index c8993db7adc..c66a5e771c8 100644
--- a/cmd/lakectl/cmd/common_helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/lakectl/cmd/common_helpers.go
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ const (
 	internalPageSize           = 1000 // when retrieving all records, use this page size under the hood
 	defaultAmountArgumentValue = 100  // when no amount is specified, use this value for the argument
 
-	// when using --no-merges & amount, this const is the upper limit to use huristic.
+	// when using --no-merges & amount, this const is the upper limit to use heuristic.
 	// The heuristic asks for 3*amount results since some will filter out
 	maxAmountNoMerges = 333
+	noMergesHeuristic = 3
 
 	defaultPollInterval = 3 * time.Second // default interval while pulling tasks status
 	minimumPollInterval = time.Second     // minimum interval while pulling tasks status
diff --git a/cmd/lakectl/cmd/log.go b/cmd/lakectl/cmd/log.go
index 51db0629a06..36df483f4af 100644
--- a/cmd/lakectl/cmd/log.go
+++ b/cmd/lakectl/cmd/log.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ var logCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 		// case --no-merges & --amount, ask for more results since some will filter out
 		if noMerges && amountForPagination < maxAmountNoMerges {
-			amountForPagination *= 3
+			amountForPagination *= noMergesHeuristic
 		}
 		logCommitsParams := &apigen.LogCommitsParams{
 			After:       apiutil.Ptr(apigen.PaginationAfter(after)),
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ var logCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			// case --no-merges, filter commits and subtract that amount from amount desired
 			if noMerges {
 				data.Commits = filterMergeCommits(data.Commits)
-				amount -= len(data.Commits)
 			}
+			amount -= len(data.Commits)
 
 			if dot {
 				graph.Write(data.Commits)
diff --git a/esti/lakectl_test.go b/esti/lakectl_test.go
index a1a263b25b7..271cbc2f806 100644
--- a/esti/lakectl_test.go
+++ b/esti/lakectl_test.go
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ func TestLakectlMergeAndStrategies(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestLakectlLogNoMergesWithCommitsAndMerges(t *testing.T) {
-
 	repoName := generateUniqueRepositoryName()
 	storage := generateUniqueStorageNamespace(repoName)
 	vars := map[string]string{