diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index f3833c2..e2794c4 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ class AllItemsResource:
 
         # get statistics, ordered by id, and use limit and offset to page through results
         cursor.execute('SELECT id, views, downloads FROM items ORDER BY id ASC LIMIT {} OFFSET {}'.format(limit, offset))
-        results = cursor.fetchmany(limit)
-        cursor.close()
 
         # create a list to hold dicts of item stats
         statistics = list()
 
         # iterate over results and build statistics object
-        for item in results:
+        for item in cursor:
             statistics.append({ 'id': item['id'], 'views': item['views'], 'downloads': item['downloads'] })
 
+        cursor.close()
+
         message = {
                 'currentPage': page,
                 'totalPages': pages,