diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index fc3356e..29932e6 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -40399,7 +40399,7 @@ function expand_(str, max, isTop) {
             }
             const pad = n.some(isPadded);
             N = [];
-            for (let i = x; test(i, y); i += incr) {
+            for (let i = x; test(i, y) && N.length < max; i += incr) {
                 let c;
                 if (isAlphaSequence) {
                     c = String.fromCharCode(i);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f90e58a..90592a3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1440,9 +1440,9 @@
       "license": "Apache-2.0"
     },
     "node_modules/brace-expansion": {
-      "version": "5.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-5.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-VZznLgtwhn+Mact9tfiwx64fA9erHH/MCXEUfB/0bX/6Fz6ny5EGTXYltMocqg4xFAQZtnO3DHWWXi8RiuN7cQ==",
+      "version": "5.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-5.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kLpxurY4Z4r9sgMsyG0Z9uzsBlgiU/EFKhj/h91/8yHu0edo7XuixOIH3VcJ8kkxs6/jPzoI6U9Vj3WqbMQ94g==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "balanced-match": "^4.0.2"