diff --git a/redbot/cogs/cleanup/cleanup.py b/redbot/cogs/cleanup/cleanup.py
index 8b10061fc..67bb8b3d6 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/cleanup/cleanup.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/cleanup/cleanup.py
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ class Cleanup:
                 elif (ctx.message.created_at - message.created_at).days >= 14:
                     too_old = True
                     break
+                elif len(to_delete) >= number:
+                    break
                 tmp = message
 
         reason = "{}({}) deleted {} messages "\
@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ class Cleanup:
                 elif (ctx.message.created_at - message.created_at).days >= 14:
                     too_old = True
                     break
+                elif len(to_delete) >= number:
+                    break
                 tmp = message
         reason = "{}({}) deleted {} messages "\
                  " made by {}({}) in channel {}"\
@@ -252,6 +256,8 @@ class Cleanup:
                 elif (ctx.message.created_at - message.created_at).days >= 14:
                     too_old = True
                     break
+                elif len(to_delete) >= number:
+                    break
                 tmp = message
 
         reason = "{}({}) deleted {} "\
@@ -326,6 +332,8 @@ class Cleanup:
                     # Found a message that is 14 or more days old, stop here
                     too_old = True
                     break
+                elif len(to_delete) >= number:
+                    break
                 tmp = message
 
         if channel.name: