diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceSortTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceSortTest.java
index 3bdbbc2c..7e0443ca 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceSortTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceSortTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
 class DocumentServiceSortTest {
 
+    private static final Pageable UNPAGED = org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 10_000);
+
     @Mock DocumentRepository documentRepository;
     @Mock PersonService personService;
     @Mock FileService fileService;
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ class DocumentServiceSortTest {
                 .thenReturn(new PageImpl<>(List.of(newer, older)));
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                "Brief", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", null, org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 10_000));
+                "Brief", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", null, UNPAGED);
 
         // Expect: date order (newer 1960 first), NOT rank order (older 1940 first)
         assertThat(result.items()).hasSize(2);
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ class DocumentServiceSortTest {
                 .thenReturn(List.of(doc2, doc1));  // unordered from DB
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                "Brief", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentSort.RELEVANCE, null, null, org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 10_000));
+                "Brief", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentSort.RELEVANCE, null, null, UNPAGED);
 
         // Expect: rank order restored (id1 first)
         assertThat(result.items().get(0).document().getId()).isEqualTo(id1);
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ class DocumentServiceSortTest {
                 .thenReturn(List.of(doc2, doc1));
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                "Brief", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 10_000));
+                "Brief", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, UNPAGED);
 
         assertThat(result.items().get(0).document().getId()).isEqualTo(id1);
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceTest.java
index aef18793..0e46196f 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/service/DocumentServiceTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.model.Tag;
 import org.raddatz.familienarchiv.repository.DocumentRepository;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageImpl;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile;
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
 class DocumentServiceTest {
 
+    // Used by tests that don't care about paging. 10 000 is chosen large enough
+    // to hold any fixture in this file but small enough that totalPages math
+    // stays in int range. Swap to `PageRequest.of(0, 10_000)` elsewhere is a
+    // red flag — use this constant.
+    private static final Pageable UNPAGED = PageRequest.of(0, 10_000);
+
     @Mock DocumentRepository documentRepository;
     @Mock PersonService personService;
     @Mock FileService fileService;
@@ -1428,7 +1435,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
         when(documentRepository.findAll(any(org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification.class), any(Pageable.class)))
                 .thenReturn(new PageImpl<>(List.of()));
 
-        documentService.searchDocuments(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentStatus.REVIEWED, null, null, null, org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 10_000));
+        documentService.searchDocuments(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentStatus.REVIEWED, null, null, null, UNPAGED);
 
         verify(documentRepository).findAll(any(org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification.class), any(Pageable.class));
     }
@@ -1438,7 +1445,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
         when(documentRepository.findAll(any(org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification.class), any(Pageable.class)))
                 .thenReturn(new PageImpl<>(List.of()));
 
-        documentService.searchDocuments(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 10_000));
+        documentService.searchDocuments(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, UNPAGED);
 
         verify(documentRepository).findAll(any(org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification.class), any(Pageable.class));
     }
@@ -1516,7 +1523,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(List.of(withSender, noSender));
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentSort.SENDER, "asc", null, org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 10_000));
+                null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentSort.SENDER, "asc", null, UNPAGED);
 
         assertThat(result.items()).hasSize(2);
         assertThat(result.items()).extracting(item -> item.document().getTitle()).containsExactly("Has Sender", "No Sender");
@@ -1536,7 +1543,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(List.of(noReceivers, withReceiver));
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentSort.RECEIVER, "asc", null, org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 10_000));
+                null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentSort.RECEIVER, "asc", null, UNPAGED);
 
         assertThat(result.items()).extracting(item -> item.document().getTitle())
                 .containsExactly("Has Receiver", "No Receivers");
@@ -1558,7 +1565,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(List.of(docNullName, docSmith));
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentSort.SENDER, "asc", null, org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 10_000));
+                null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentSort.SENDER, "asc", null, UNPAGED);
 
         // null lastName should sort to end (treated as empty), not before "smith" (as "null")
         assertThat(result.items()).extracting(item -> item.document().getTitle())
@@ -1580,7 +1587,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
         when(documentRepository.findEnrichmentData(any(), eq("Brief"))).thenReturn(rows);
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                "Brief", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentSort.RELEVANCE, null, null, org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 10_000));
+                "Brief", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentSort.RELEVANCE, null, null, UNPAGED);
 
         assertThat(result.items()).hasSize(1);
         SearchMatchData md = result.items().get(0).matchData();
@@ -1595,7 +1602,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
                 null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null,
-                org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 10_000));
+                UNPAGED);
 
         assertThat(result.items()).isEmpty();
     }
@@ -1614,7 +1621,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
         when(documentRepository.findEnrichmentData(any(), eq("Brief"))).thenReturn(rows);
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                "Brief", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentSort.RELEVANCE, null, null, org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 10_000));
+                "Brief", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, DocumentSort.RELEVANCE, null, null, UNPAGED);
 
         SearchMatchData md = result.items().get(0).matchData();
         assertThat(md.transcriptionSnippet()).isEqualTo("Hier ist der Brief aus Berlin");