diff --git a/controller/scanner.go b/controller/scanner.go
index d912c097..e467d192 100644
--- a/controller/scanner.go
+++ b/controller/scanner.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (sw *scanWriter) writeHead() {
 func (sw *scanWriter) writeFoot() {
 	sw.mu.Lock()
 	defer sw.mu.Unlock()
-	cursor := sw.numberItems + sw.cursor
+	cursor := sw.cursor + sw.numberItems
 	if !sw.hitLimit {
 		cursor = 0
 	}
@@ -275,9 +275,13 @@ func (sw *scanWriter) writeObject(opts ScanWriterParams) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 	sw.count++
+	if sw.count <= sw.cursor {
+		return true
+	}
 	if sw.output == outputCount {
 		return true
 	}
+
 	switch sw.msg.OutputType {
 	case server.JSON:
 		var wr bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/controller/search.go b/controller/search.go
index 402de04a..6742a20f 100644
--- a/controller/search.go
+++ b/controller/search.go
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ func (c *Controller) cmdSearchArgs(cmd string, vs []resp.Value, types []string)
 			if cmd == "nearby" {
 				// possible that this is KNN search
 				s.knn = s.searchScanBaseTokens.ulimit && // must be true
-					!s.searchScanBaseTokens.usparse && // must be false
-					s.searchScanBaseTokens.cursor == 0 // must be zero
+					!s.searchScanBaseTokens.usparse // must be false
 			}
 			if !s.knn {
 				err = errInvalidArgument(slat)