diff --git a/app/server.ts b/app/server.ts
index 6e596bc3a19ab52d00ef4043592fc37273006f78..99695972bf8b0ff818548bd6efd4dc00dc942987 100644
--- a/app/server.ts
+++ b/app/server.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const typeDefs = `
 
     type Query {
         # uses offset-based pagination as described in https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/pagination/offset-based
-        projects(offset: Int, limit: Int, location: String): ProjectsResponse!
+        projects(offset: Int = 0, limit: Int = 10, location: String): ProjectsResponse!
         project(id: Int!): Project!
     }
 `;