diff --git a/lib/api/addresses.js b/lib/api/addresses.js
index d2bc569e..14c58262 100644
--- a/lib/api/addresses.js
+++ b/lib/api/addresses.js
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ module.exports = (db, server) => {
 
             if (pageNext) {
                 opts.next = pageNext;
-            } else if (page > 1 && pagePrevious) {
+            } else if ((!page || page > 1) && pagePrevious) {
                 opts.previous = pagePrevious;
             }
 
diff --git a/lib/api/auth.js b/lib/api/auth.js
index 17898706..90d01606 100644
--- a/lib/api/auth.js
+++ b/lib/api/auth.js
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ module.exports = (db, server, userHandler) => {
 
             if (pageNext) {
                 opts.next = pageNext;
-            } else if (page > 1 && pagePrevious) {
+            } else if ((!page || page > 1) && pagePrevious) {
                 opts.previous = pagePrevious;
             }
 
diff --git a/lib/api/dkim.js b/lib/api/dkim.js
index 1c109618..3b38771c 100644
--- a/lib/api/dkim.js
+++ b/lib/api/dkim.js
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ module.exports = (db, server) => {
 
             if (pageNext) {
                 opts.next = pageNext;
-            } else if (page > 1 && pagePrevious) {
+            } else if ((!page || page > 1) && pagePrevious) {
                 opts.previous = pagePrevious;
             }
 
diff --git a/lib/api/domainaliases.js b/lib/api/domainaliases.js
index 3e88a19c..cabb03bc 100644
--- a/lib/api/domainaliases.js
+++ b/lib/api/domainaliases.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ module.exports = (db, server) => {
 
             if (pageNext) {
                 opts.next = pageNext;
-            } else if (page > 1 && pagePrevious) {
+            } else if ((!page || page > 1) && pagePrevious) {
                 opts.previous = pagePrevious;
             }
 
diff --git a/lib/api/messages.js b/lib/api/messages.js
index 2ae58a75..735c8004 100644
--- a/lib/api/messages.js
+++ b/lib/api/messages.js
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ module.exports = (db, server, messageHandler) => {
 
             if (pageNext) {
                 opts.next = pageNext;
-            } else if (page > 1 && pagePrevious) {
+            } else if ((!page || page > 1) && pagePrevious) {
                 opts.previous = pagePrevious;
             }
 
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ module.exports = (db, server, messageHandler) => {
 
             if (pageNext) {
                 opts.next = pageNext;
-            } else if (page > 1 && pagePrevious) {
+            } else if ((!page || page > 1) && pagePrevious) {
                 opts.previous = pagePrevious;
             }
 
@@ -2692,7 +2692,7 @@ module.exports = (db, server, messageHandler) => {
 
             if (pageNext) {
                 opts.next = pageNext;
-            } else if (page > 1 && pagePrevious) {
+            } else if ((!page || page > 1) && pagePrevious) {
                 opts.previous = pagePrevious;
             }
 
diff --git a/lib/message-handler.js b/lib/message-handler.js
index f20a5b1a..27bcc456 100644
--- a/lib/message-handler.js
+++ b/lib/message-handler.js
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ class MessageHandler {
         let queryOpts = {};
         if (options.skipExisting) {
             // no need to load extra data when we only need to know the basics
-            queryOpts.fields = {
+            queryOpts.projection = {
                 _id: true,
                 uid: true,
                 outbound: true,