diff --git a/src/Eloquent/BaseRepository.php b/src/Eloquent/BaseRepository.php
index 1ce2d61..61ac3ee 100644
--- a/src/Eloquent/BaseRepository.php
+++ b/src/Eloquent/BaseRepository.php
@@ -234,14 +234,14 @@ public function firstOrFail($columns = ['*'])
      * Paginate the given query by 'limit' request parameter
      * @return mixed
      */
-    public function smartPaginate()
+    public function smartPaginate($perPage = null)
     {
         $limit = (int) request()->input(
             config('awesio-repository.smart_paginate.request_parameter'), 
             config('awesio-repository.smart_paginate.default_limit')
         );
 
-        if ($limit === 0) $limit = config('awesio-repository.smart_paginate.default_limit');
+        if ($limit === 0) $limit = ($perPage) ?: config('awesio-repository.smart_paginate.default_limit');
 
         $maxLimit = config('awesio-repository.smart_paginate.max_limit');
 
@@ -263,4 +263,4 @@ public function orderBy($column, $direction = 'asc')
 
         return $this;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}