# Cron job issue - twice as many emails sent

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/cron-job-issue-twice-as-many-emails-sent/24929>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [July 31, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/cron-job-issue-twice-as-many-emails-sent/24929 "2022-07-31T14:57:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/cron-job-issue-twice-as-many-emails-sent/24929/1 "2022-07-31T14:57:25Z")

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my `Message limit for queue processing` is set to 1000.

When I run the following cron:

```auto
www-data php /var/www/html/bin/console mautic:emails:send --message-limit=1000 > /var/log/cron.pipe 2>&1

```

and check my spool - there are 2000 less in that directory.

When i increase the cron to:

```auto
www-data php /var/www/html/bin/console mautic:emails:send --message-limit=3000 > /var/log/cron.pipe 2>&1

```

there are then 6000 less in the spool.

is there a way to make sure the number of emails sent is identical to what the cron job limit is?