diff --git a/_generator/bin.js b/_generator/bin.js
index ff80b0ae675..894d61db08c 100644
--- a/_generator/bin.js
+++ b/_generator/bin.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const defaultScrapers = [
 ]
 const expirationDays = 90
 const expirationCount = 50
+const minimumCount = 10
 
 function migration([ id, seriesObject ]) {
 	// seriesObject.strips = seriesObject.strips.filter(s => s.date !== null && s.date.slice(7) !== '2020-09') // bye bye all this month
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ async function runScraper(scraperName) {
 	const verifiedSeriesObjects = objMapValue(newSeriesObjects, newSeriesObject => {
 		const strips = newSeriesObject.strips
 			.map(({ url, date, imageUrl }) => ({ url, date, imageUrl }))
-			.filter((strip, i) => (i === 0 || new Date(strip.date) > expirationDate)) // keeps recent strips
+			.filter((strip, i) => ((i >= 0 && i < minimumCount) || new Date(strip.date) > expirationDate)) // keeps recent strips
 			.slice(0, expirationCount)
 		return strips ? { ...newSeriesObject, strips } : null
 	})