diff --git a/litecord/utils.py b/litecord/utils.py
index 338a5b6..355bebf 100644
--- a/litecord/utils.py
+++ b/litecord/utils.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def query_tuple_from_args(args: dict, limit: int) -> tuple:
     if "before" in args:
         before = int(args["before"])
     elif "after" in args:
-        before = int(args["after"])
+        after = int(args["after"])
 
     return before, after