diff --git a/src/keria/app/credentialing.py b/src/keria/app/credentialing.py
index 7193890b..c788de43 100644
--- a/src/keria/app/credentialing.py
+++ b/src/keria/app/credentialing.py
@@ -312,13 +312,20 @@ def on_post(req, rep, name):
                 sort = body["sort"]
             else:
                 sort = None
+
+            if "skip" in body:
+                skip = body["skip"]
+            else:
+                skip = 0
+
+            if "limit" in body:
+                limit = body["limit"]
+            else:
+                limit = 25
         except falcon.HTTPError:
             filtr = {}
             sort = {}
 
-        skip = req.params.get("skip")
-        limit = req.params.get("limit")
-
         cur = agent.seeker.find(filtr=filtr, sort=sort, skip=skip, limit=limit)
         saids = [coring.Saider(qb64=said) for said in cur]
         creds = agent.rgy.reger.cloneCreds(saids=saids)