diff --git a/Marco.Pms.Services/Controllers/EmployeeController.cs b/Marco.Pms.Services/Controllers/EmployeeController.cs
index c558de4..21de1bf 100644
--- a/Marco.Pms.Services/Controllers/EmployeeController.cs
+++ b/Marco.Pms.Services/Controllers/EmployeeController.cs
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ namespace MarcoBMS.Services.Controllers
         {
             var loggedInEmployee = await _userHelper.GetCurrentEmployeeAsync();
             var employeeQuery = _context.Employees.Where(e => e.TenantId == tenantId);
-            if (projectId != null && projectId == Guid.Empty)
+            if (projectId != null && projectId != Guid.Empty)
             {
                 var hasProjectPermission = await _permission.HasProjectPermission(loggedInEmployee, projectId.Value);
                 if (!hasProjectPermission)
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ namespace MarcoBMS.Services.Controllers
                 var searchStringLower = searchString.ToLower();
                 employeeQuery = employeeQuery.Where(e => (e.FirstName + " " + e.LastName).ToLower().Contains(searchStringLower));
             }
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(searchString) && (projectId == null || projectId == Guid.Empty))
+            {
+                employeeQuery = employeeQuery.Take(10);
+            }
             var response = await employeeQuery.Select(e => _mapper.Map<BasicEmployeeVM>(e)).ToListAsync();
             return Ok(ApiResponse<object>.SuccessResponse(response, $"{response.Count} records of employees fetched successfully", 200));
         }