diff --git a/src/Tags/Concerns/GetsQueryResults.php b/src/Tags/Concerns/GetsQueryResults.php
index 766b8b2290..0e67046dc6 100644
--- a/src/Tags/Concerns/GetsQueryResults.php
+++ b/src/Tags/Concerns/GetsQueryResults.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ protected function allowLegacyStylePaginationLimiting()
 
     protected function preventIncompatiblePaginationParameters()
     {
-        if ($this->params->int('paginate') && $this->params->has('limit')) {
+        if ($this->params->int('paginate') && $this->params->int('limit')) {
             throw new \Exception('Cannot use [paginate] integer in combination with [limit] param.');
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Tags/Collection/EntriesTest.php b/tests/Tags/Collection/EntriesTest.php
index 96b6b3d9f8..603f6bae49 100644
--- a/tests/Tags/Collection/EntriesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Tags/Collection/EntriesTest.php
@@ -142,6 +142,19 @@ public function it_should_throw_exception_if_trying_to_paginate_and_limit_at_sam
         $this->assertCount(3, $this->getEntries(['paginate' => 3, 'limit' => 4]));
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_should_not_throw_exception_if_trying_to_paginate_or_limit_and_the_other_is_null()
+    {
+        $this->makeEntry('a')->save();
+        $this->makeEntry('b')->save();
+        $this->makeEntry('c')->save();
+        $this->makeEntry('d')->save();
+        $this->makeEntry('e')->save();
+
+        $this->assertCount(3, $this->getEntries(['paginate' => 3, 'limit' => null]));
+        $this->assertCount(3, $this->getEntries(['paginate' => null, 'limit' => 3]));
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function it_should_throw_exception_if_trying_to_paginate_and_chunk_at_same_time()
     {