diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fbeabd9bcd2..f1d7db7f73f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,21 @@ phpunit.xml
 composer.lock
 composer.phar
 vendor/*
+
+.idea/.name
+
+.idea/encodings.xml
+
+.idea/misc.xml
+
+.idea/modules.xml
+
+.idea/php-github-api.iml
+
+.idea/scopes/scope_settings.xml
+
+.idea/vcs.xml
+
+.idea/workspace.xml
+
+test_client.php
diff --git a/lib/Github/Client.php b/lib/Github/Client.php
index cafe5554186..b690dd76444 100644
--- a/lib/Github/Client.php
+++ b/lib/Github/Client.php
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class Client
         'api_limit'   => 5000,
         'api_version' => 'beta',
 
+        'per_page'   => 500,
+
         'cache_dir'   => null
     );
 
diff --git a/lib/Github/HttpClient/HttpClient.php b/lib/Github/HttpClient/HttpClient.php
index ef82a2a0044..dc9b5db5ec0 100644
--- a/lib/Github/HttpClient/HttpClient.php
+++ b/lib/Github/HttpClient/HttpClient.php
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ class HttpClient implements HttpClientInterface
         'api_limit'   => 5000,
         'api_version' => 'beta',
 
+        'per_page'   => 500,
+
         'cache_dir'   => null
     );
     /**
@@ -119,10 +121,15 @@ public function addListener(ListenerInterface $listener)
      */
     public function get($path, array $parameters = array(), array $headers = array())
     {
+        if(is_int($this->options['per_page']) && $this->options['per_page'] > 0){
+            $parameters['per_page'] = $this->options['per_page'];
+        }
+
         if (0 < count($parameters)) {
             $path .= (false === strpos($path, '?') ? '?' : '&').http_build_query($parameters, '', '&');
         }
 
+        
         return $this->request($path, array(), 'GET', $headers);
     }
 
@@ -164,7 +171,6 @@ public function put($path, array $parameters = array(), array $headers = array()
     public function request($path, array $parameters = array(), $httpMethod = 'GET', array $headers = array())
     {
         $path = trim($this->options['base_url'].$path, '/');
-
         $request = $this->createRequest($httpMethod, $path);
         $request->addHeaders($headers);
         if (count($parameters) > 0) {