diff --git a/internal/collection/collection.go b/internal/collection/collection.go
index 86bc4a41..b9120cf7 100644
--- a/internal/collection/collection.go
+++ b/internal/collection/collection.go
@@ -497,14 +497,21 @@ func (c *Collection) geoSparseInner(
 // Within returns all object that are fully contained within an object or
 // bounding box. Set obj to nil in order to use the bounding box.
 func (c *Collection) Within(
-	obj geojson.Object, sparse uint8,
+	obj geojson.Object,
+	offset uint64,
+	sparse uint8,
 	iter func(id string, obj geojson.Object, fields []float64) bool,
 ) bool {
+	var count uint64
 	if sparse > 0 {
 		return c.geoSparse(obj, sparse,
 			func(id string, o geojson.Object, fields []float64) (
 				match, ok bool,
 			) {
+				count++
+				if count <= offset {
+					return false, true
+				}
 				if match = o.Within(obj); match {
 					ok = iter(id, o, fields)
 				}
@@ -514,6 +521,10 @@ func (c *Collection) Within(
 	}
 	return c.geoSearch(obj.Rect(),
 		func(id string, o geojson.Object, fields []float64) bool {
+			count++
+			if count <= offset {
+				return true
+			}
 			if o.Within(obj) {
 				return iter(id, o, fields)
 			}
@@ -525,14 +536,21 @@ func (c *Collection) Within(
 // Intersects returns all object that are intersect an object or bounding box.
 // Set obj to nil in order to use the bounding box.
 func (c *Collection) Intersects(
-	obj geojson.Object, sparse uint8,
+	obj geojson.Object,
+	offset uint64,
+	sparse uint8,
 	iter func(id string, obj geojson.Object, fields []float64) bool,
 ) bool {
+	var count uint64
 	if sparse > 0 {
 		return c.geoSparse(obj, sparse,
 			func(id string, o geojson.Object, fields []float64) (
 				match, ok bool,
 			) {
+				count++
+				if count <= offset {
+					return false, true
+				}
 				if match = o.Intersects(obj); match {
 					ok = iter(id, o, fields)
 				}
@@ -542,6 +560,10 @@ func (c *Collection) Intersects(
 	}
 	return c.geoSearch(obj.Rect(),
 		func(id string, o geojson.Object, fields []float64) bool {
+			count++
+			if count <= offset {
+				return true
+			}
 			if o.Intersects(obj) {
 				return iter(id, o, fields)
 			}
@@ -553,14 +575,20 @@ func (c *Collection) Intersects(
 // Nearby returns the nearest neighbors
 func (c *Collection) Nearby(
 	target geojson.Object,
+	offset uint64,
 	iter func(id string, obj geojson.Object, fields []float64) bool,
 ) bool {
 	alive := true
 	center := target.Center()
+	var count uint64
 	c.index.Nearby(
 		[]float64{center.X, center.Y},
 		[]float64{center.X, center.Y},
 		func(_, _ []float64, itemv interface{}) bool {
+			count++
+			if count <= offset {
+				return true
+			}
 			item := itemv.(*itemT)
 			alive = iter(item.id, item.obj, c.getFieldValues(item.id))
 			return alive
diff --git a/internal/server/fence.go b/internal/server/fence.go
index 0390f93f..aedeaf12 100644
--- a/internal/server/fence.go
+++ b/internal/server/fence.go
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func fenceMatchRoam(
 	prevNearbys := fence.roam.nearbys[tid]
 	var newNearbys map[string]bool
 
-	col.Intersects(obj, 0, func(
+	col.Intersects(obj, 0, 0, func(
 		id string, obj2 geojson.Object, fields []float64,
 	) bool {
 		if c.hasExpired(fence.roam.key, id) {
diff --git a/internal/server/scanner.go b/internal/server/scanner.go
index 4c8c2b67..3215f123 100644
--- a/internal/server/scanner.go
+++ b/internal/server/scanner.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ type ScanWriterParams struct {
 	noLock          bool
 	ignoreGlobMatch bool
 	clip            geojson.Object
+	skipTesting     bool
 }
 
 func (c *Server) newScanWriter(
@@ -324,28 +325,38 @@ func (sw *scanWriter) globMatch(id string, o geojson.Object) (ok, keepGoing bool
 	return true, true
 }
 
+// ok is whether the object passes the test and should be written
+// keepGoing is whether there could be more objects to test
+func (sw *scanWriter) testObject(id string, o geojson.Object, fields []float64, ignoreGlobMatch bool) (
+	ok, keepGoing bool, fieldVals []float64) {
+	if !ignoreGlobMatch {
+		match, kg := sw.globMatch(id, o)
+		if !match {
+			return true, kg, fieldVals
+		}
+	}
+	nf, ok := sw.fieldMatch(fields, o)
+	return ok,true, nf
+}
+
 //id string, o geojson.Object, fields []float64, noLock bool
 func (sw *scanWriter) writeObject(opts ScanWriterParams) bool {
 	if !opts.noLock {
 		sw.mu.Lock()
 		defer sw.mu.Unlock()
 	}
+	var fieldVals []float64
+	var ok bool
 	keepGoing := true
-	if !opts.ignoreGlobMatch {
-		var match bool
-		match, keepGoing = sw.globMatch(opts.id, opts.o)
-		if !match {
-			return true
+	if opts.skipTesting {
+		fieldVals = sw.fvals
+	} else {
+		ok, keepGoing, fieldVals = sw.testObject(opts.id, opts.o, opts.fields, opts.ignoreGlobMatch)
+		if !ok {
+			return keepGoing
 		}
 	}
-	nfields, ok := sw.fieldMatch(opts.fields, opts.o)
-	if !ok {
-		return true
-	}
 	sw.count++
-	if sw.count <= sw.cursor {
-		return true
-	}
 	if sw.output == outputCount {
 		return sw.count < sw.limit
 	}
@@ -382,7 +393,7 @@ func (sw *scanWriter) writeObject(opts ScanWriterParams) bool {
 
 			} else if len(sw.farr) > 0 {
 				jsfields = `,"fields":[`
-				for i, field := range nfields {
+				for i, field := range fieldVals {
 					if i > 0 {
 						jsfields += ","
 					}
diff --git a/internal/server/search.go b/internal/server/search.go
index cb9ebda7..1a099b58 100644
--- a/internal/server/search.go
+++ b/internal/server/search.go
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ func (server *Server) cmdNearby(msg *Message) (res resp.Value, err error) {
 				distance:        distance,
 				noLock:          true,
 				ignoreGlobMatch: true,
+				skipTesting:     true,
 			})
 		}
 		server.nearestNeighbors(&s, sw, s.obj.(*geojson.Circle), &matched, iter)
@@ -406,18 +407,15 @@ func (server *Server) nearestNeighbors(
 	s *liveFenceSwitches, sw *scanWriter, target *geojson.Circle, matched *uint32,
 	iter func(id string, o geojson.Object, fields []float64, dist *float64,
 	) bool) {
-	limit := int(sw.cursor + sw.limit)
 	maxDist := target.Haversine()
+	limit := int(sw.limit)
 	var items []iterItem
-	sw.col.Nearby(target, func(id string, o geojson.Object, fields []float64) bool {
+	sw.col.Nearby(target, sw.cursor, func(id string, o geojson.Object, fields []float64) bool {
 		if server.hasExpired(s.key, id) {
 			return true
 		}
-		if _, ok := sw.fieldMatch(fields, o); !ok {
-			return true
-		}
-		match, keepGoing := sw.globMatch(id, o)
-		if !match {
+		ok, keepGoing, _ := sw.testObject(id, o, fields,true)
+		if !ok {
 			return true
 		}
 		dist := target.HaversineTo(o.Center())
@@ -483,7 +481,7 @@ func (server *Server) cmdWithinOrIntersects(cmd string, msg *Message) (res resp.
 	sw.writeHead()
 	if sw.col != nil {
 		if cmd == "within" {
-			sw.col.Within(s.obj, s.sparse, func(
+			sw.col.Within(s.obj, s.cursor, s.sparse, func(
 				id string, o geojson.Object, fields []float64,
 			) bool {
 				if server.hasExpired(s.key, id) {
@@ -497,7 +495,7 @@ func (server *Server) cmdWithinOrIntersects(cmd string, msg *Message) (res resp.
 				})
 			})
 		} else if cmd == "intersects" {
-			sw.col.Intersects(s.obj, s.sparse, func(
+			sw.col.Intersects(s.obj, s.cursor, s.sparse, func(
 				id string,
 				o geojson.Object,
 				fields []float64,