--- app/controllers/watchers_controller.rb.orig	2023-08-10 13:02:04.000143881 +0200
+++ app/controllers/watchers_controller.rb	2023-08-10 13:03:51.019685745 +0200
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
     scope = nil
     if params[:q].blank?
       if @project.present?
-        scope = @project.principals.assignable_watchers
+        scope = @project.principals.assignable_watchers.limit(100)
       elsif @projects.present? && @projects.size > 1
         scope = Principal.joins(:members).where(:members => { :project_id => @projects }).assignable_watchers.distinct
       end