diff --git a/packages/core/src/query.ts b/packages/core/src/query.ts
index 2c01d5c..e240769 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/query.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/query.ts
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ function createQueryApi(
     return db.prepare(`SELECT * FROM sessions s WHERE ${where} ORDER BY ended_at DESC LIMIT ?`).all(...params);
   };
 
-  const recent = (n = 10) => sessions({ limit: n });
+  const recent = (n: QueryOptions | number = 10) => sessions(typeof n === 'object' && n !== null ? n : { limit: n });
 
   const summaries = (optsOrSid?: QueryOptions | string) => {
     const opts = normalizeOpts(optsOrSid);