diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Constraints/HasInDatabase.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Constraints/HasInDatabase.php
index b88f34222872..35bf40be721b 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Constraints/HasInDatabase.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Constraints/HasInDatabase.php
@@ -75,16 +75,18 @@ public function failureDescription($table): string
      */
     protected function getAdditionalInfo($table)
     {
-        $results = $this->database->table($table)->get();
+        $query = $this->database->table($table);
+
+        $results = $query->limit($this->show)->get();
 
         if ($results->isEmpty()) {
             return 'The table is empty';
         }
 
-        $description = 'Found: '.json_encode($results->take($this->show), JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
+        $description = 'Found: '.json_encode($results, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
 
-        if ($results->count() > $this->show) {
-            $description .= sprintf(' and %s others', $results->count() - $this->show);
+        if ($query->count() > $this->show) {
+            $description .= sprintf(' and %s others', $query->count() - $this->show);
         }
 
         return $description;
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Constraints/SoftDeletedInDatabase.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Constraints/SoftDeletedInDatabase.php
index 2e0d738b279c..f99b9311fb9d 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Constraints/SoftDeletedInDatabase.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Constraints/SoftDeletedInDatabase.php
@@ -88,16 +88,18 @@ public function failureDescription($table): string
      */
     protected function getAdditionalInfo($table)
     {
-        $results = $this->database->table($table)->get();
+        $query = $this->database->table($table);
+
+        $results = $query->limit($this->show)->get();
 
         if ($results->isEmpty()) {
             return 'The table is empty';
         }
 
-        $description = 'Found: '.json_encode($results->take($this->show), JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
+        $description = 'Found: '.json_encode($results, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
 
-        if ($results->count() > $this->show) {
-            $description .= sprintf(' and %s others', $results->count() - $this->show);
+        if ($query->count() > $this->show) {
+            $description .= sprintf(' and %s others', $query->count() - $this->show);
         }
 
         return $description;
diff --git a/tests/Foundation/FoundationInteractsWithDatabaseTest.php b/tests/Foundation/FoundationInteractsWithDatabaseTest.php
index 0947bdc665d0..5a3d7c7c0191 100644
--- a/tests/Foundation/FoundationInteractsWithDatabaseTest.php
+++ b/tests/Foundation/FoundationInteractsWithDatabaseTest.php
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ public function testSeeInDatabaseFindsManyNotMatchingResults()
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Found: '.json_encode(['data', 'data', 'data'], JSON_PRETTY_PRINT).' and 2 others.');
 
         $builder = $this->mockCountBuilder(0);
+        $builder->shouldReceive('count')->andReturn(0, 5);
 
         $builder->shouldReceive('take')->andReturnSelf();
         $builder->shouldReceive('get')->andReturn(
-            collect(array_fill(0, 5, 'data'))
+            collect(array_fill(0, 3, 'data'))
         );
 
         $this->assertDatabaseHas($this->table, $this->data);
@@ -150,11 +151,13 @@ protected function mockCountBuilder($countResult, $deletedAtColumn = 'deleted_at
     {
         $builder = m::mock(Builder::class);
 
+        $builder->shouldReceive('limit')->andReturnSelf();
+
         $builder->shouldReceive('where')->with($this->data)->andReturnSelf();
 
         $builder->shouldReceive('whereNotNull')->with($deletedAtColumn)->andReturnSelf();
 
-        $builder->shouldReceive('count')->andReturn($countResult);
+        $builder->shouldReceive('count')->andReturn($countResult)->byDefault();
 
         $this->connection->shouldReceive('table')
             ->with($this->table)