diff --git a/src/lib/pagination.ts b/src/lib/pagination.ts
index 107c9a06..20f93b1a 100644
--- a/src/lib/pagination.ts
+++ b/src/lib/pagination.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { maskKey } from './config';
 import { outputError } from './output';
 
 export function parseLimitOpt(raw: string, globalOpts: GlobalOpts): number {
-  const limit = parseInt(raw, 10);
-  if (Number.isNaN(limit) || limit < 1 || limit > 100) {
+  const limit = Number(raw);
+  if (!Number.isInteger(limit) || limit < 1 || limit > 100) {
     outputError(
       {
         message: '--limit must be an integer between 1 and 100',
diff --git a/tests/lib/pagination.test.ts b/tests/lib/pagination.test.ts
index a039394f..9aa05b29 100644
--- a/tests/lib/pagination.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/pagination.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 import type { GlobalOpts } from '../../src/lib/client';
 import {
   buildPaginationOpts,
+  parseLimitOpt,
   printPaginationHint,
 } from '../../src/lib/pagination';
 import { captureTestEnv, mockExitThrow, setNonInteractive } from '../helpers';
@@ -67,6 +68,45 @@ describe('buildPaginationOpts', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('parseLimitOpt', () => {
+  const restoreEnv = captureTestEnv();
+  let exitSpy: MockInstance | undefined;
+  let logSpy: MockInstance | undefined;
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    restoreEnv();
+    exitSpy?.mockRestore();
+    logSpy?.mockRestore();
+    exitSpy = undefined;
+    logSpy = undefined;
+  });
+
+  const globalOpts = {} as GlobalOpts;
+
+  it.each(['1', '10', '100'])('accepts %s', (raw) => {
+    expect(parseLimitOpt(raw, globalOpts)).toBe(Number(raw));
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    '0',
+    '101',
+    '',
+    'abc',
+    '2.5',
+    '25abc',
+    '1,000',
+  ])('errors with invalid_limit for %j', (raw) => {
+    setNonInteractive();
+    logSpy = vi.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    exitSpy = mockExitThrow();
+
+    expect(() => parseLimitOpt(raw, globalOpts)).toThrow();
+
+    const output = logSpy.mock.calls.map((call) => call[0]).join(' ');
+    expect(output).toContain('invalid_limit');
+  });
+});
+
 describe('printPaginationHint', () => {
   let logSpy: MockInstance;