diff --git a/status_cake_exporter/_status_cake.py b/status_cake_exporter/_status_cake.py
index deea8b0..63a59cd 100644
--- a/status_cake_exporter/_status_cake.py
+++ b/status_cake_exporter/_status_cake.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def __paginate_response(
             list[dict[str, Any]]
         """
         params: DefaultPaginationParameters = {"page": 1, "limit": self.per_page}
-        args = args | params if args else params
+        params = args | params if args else params
 
         response = func(**params)
         metadata = response["metadata"]