diff --git a/quartz-core/src/main/java/org/quartz/impl/jdbcjobstore/StdJDBCDelegate.java b/quartz-core/src/main/java/org/quartz/impl/jdbcjobstore/StdJDBCDelegate.java
index 6917dcf87..12ff32cf1 100644
--- a/quartz-core/src/main/java/org/quartz/impl/jdbcjobstore/StdJDBCDelegate.java
+++ b/quartz-core/src/main/java/org/quartz/impl/jdbcjobstore/StdJDBCDelegate.java
@@ -2612,7 +2612,7 @@ public List<TriggerKey> selectTriggerToAcquire(Connection conn, long noLaterThan
             ps.setBigDecimal(3, new BigDecimal(String.valueOf(noEarlierThan)));
             rs = ps.executeQuery();
             
-            while (rs.next() && nextTriggers.size() <= maxCount) {
+            while (rs.next() && nextTriggers.size() < maxCount) {
                 nextTriggers.add(triggerKey(
                         rs.getString(COL_TRIGGER_NAME),
                         rs.getString(COL_TRIGGER_GROUP)));
diff --git a/quartz-core/src/test/java/org/quartz/impl/jdbcjobstore/StdJDBCDelegateTest.java b/quartz-core/src/test/java/org/quartz/impl/jdbcjobstore/StdJDBCDelegateTest.java
index c0fae8a6d..017e863cc 100644
--- a/quartz-core/src/test/java/org/quartz/impl/jdbcjobstore/StdJDBCDelegateTest.java
+++ b/quartz-core/src/test/java/org/quartz/impl/jdbcjobstore/StdJDBCDelegateTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.quartz.impl.jdbcjobstore;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@
 import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.List;
 
+import org.hamcrest.collection.IsIterableWithSize;
 import org.quartz.JobPersistenceException;
 import org.quartz.TriggerKey;
 import org.quartz.spi.OperableTrigger;
@@ -135,6 +138,26 @@ public void testSelectSimpleTriggerWithDeleteBeforeSelectExtendedProps() throws
         verify(persistenceDelegate).loadExtendedTriggerProperties(any(Connection.class), any(TriggerKey.class));
     }
 
+    public void testSelectTriggerToAcquireHonorsMaxCount() throws SQLException {
+
+        StdJDBCDelegate jdbcDelegate = new StdJDBCDelegate();
+
+        Connection conn = mock(Connection.class);
+        PreparedStatement preparedStatement = mock(PreparedStatement.class);
+        ResultSet resultSet = mock(ResultSet.class);
+
+        when(conn.prepareStatement(anyString())).thenReturn(preparedStatement);
+
+        when(preparedStatement.executeQuery()).thenReturn(resultSet);
+
+        when(resultSet.next()).thenReturn(true);
+        when(resultSet.getString(anyString())).thenReturn("test");
+
+        List<TriggerKey> triggerKeys = jdbcDelegate.selectTriggerToAcquire(conn, Long.MAX_VALUE, Long.MIN_VALUE, 10);
+
+        assertThat(triggerKeys, IsIterableWithSize.<TriggerKey>iterableWithSize(10));
+    }
+
     static class TestStdJDBCDelegate extends StdJDBCDelegate {
 
         private final TriggerPersistenceDelegate testDelegate;