diff --git a/importers/adl.ts b/importers/adl.ts
index 83a4c1f..d422362 100644
--- a/importers/adl.ts
+++ b/importers/adl.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ async function runImportEvents() {
         console.log('nouveaux évènements à ajouter: ', utilsTools.newEvents.length);
         let limiter = parserConfig.limit_persistence_of_new_events;
         let counter = 0;
-        let counter_max = parserConfig.max_new_events;
+        let counter_max = Math.max(parserConfig.max_new_events,utilsTools.newEvents.length);
 
         utilsTools.newEvents.forEach((pair: any) => {
             let graphQLquery = pair.newQuery;