diff --git a/backend/app/rest/api/rest_public.go b/backend/app/rest/api/rest_public.go
index 3713ef53..3657bacd 100644
--- a/backend/app/rest/api/rest_public.go
+++ b/backend/app/rest/api/rest_public.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package api
 
 import (
-	"crypto/sha1" //nolint
+	"crypto/sha1" // nolint
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -275,12 +275,9 @@ func (s *Rest) countMultiCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// key could be long for multiple posts, make it sha1
 	k := URLKey(r) + strings.Join(posts, ",")
-	hasher := sha1.New() //nolint
-	if _, err := hasher.Write([]byte(k)); err != nil {
-		rest.SendErrorJSON(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, err, "can't make sha1 for list of urls", rest.ErrInternal)
-		return
-	}
-	sha := base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil))
+	h := sha1.Sum([]byte(k)) //nolint
+	sha := base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString(h[:])
+
 	key := cache.NewKey(siteID).ID(sha).Scopes(siteID)
 	data, err := s.Cache.Get(key, func() ([]byte, error) {
 		counts, e := s.DataService.Counts(siteID, posts)
diff --git a/backend/app/rest/api/rest_public_test.go b/backend/app/rest/api/rest_public_test.go
index 788f34e2..e3343a8f 100644
--- a/backend/app/rest/api/rest_public_test.go
+++ b/backend/app/rest/api/rest_public_test.go
@@ -377,6 +377,37 @@ func TestRest_List(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 3, pi[1].Count)
 }
 
+func TestRest_ListWithSkipAndLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	ts, _, teardown := startupT(t)
+	defer teardown()
+
+	c1 := store.Comment{Text: "test test #1",
+		Locator: store.Locator{SiteID: "radio-t", URL: "https://radio-t.com/blah1"}}
+	c2 := store.Comment{Text: "test test #2", ParentID: "p1",
+		Locator: store.Locator{SiteID: "radio-t", URL: "https://radio-t.com/blah2"}}
+	c3 := store.Comment{Text: "test test #3", ParentID: "p1",
+		Locator: store.Locator{SiteID: "radio-t", URL: "https://radio-t.com/blah3"}}
+
+	addComment(t, c1, ts)
+	addComment(t, c1, ts)
+	addComment(t, c1, ts)
+	addComment(t, c2, ts)
+	addComment(t, c2, ts)
+	addComment(t, c3, ts)
+	addComment(t, c3, ts)
+
+	body, code := get(t, ts.URL+"/api/v1/list?site=radio-t&skip=1&limit=2")
+	assert.Equal(t, 200, code)
+	pi := []store.PostInfo{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &pi)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, 2, len(pi))
+	assert.Equal(t, "https://radio-t.com/blah2", pi[0].URL)
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, pi[0].Count)
+	assert.Equal(t, "https://radio-t.com/blah1", pi[1].URL)
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, pi[1].Count)
+}
+
 func TestRest_Config(t *testing.T) {
 	ts, _, teardown := startupT(t)
 	defer teardown()