diff --git a/sugarcrm/sugarmodule.py b/sugarcrm/sugarmodule.py
index 5d4ea95..15f70a8 100644
--- a/sugarcrm/sugarmodule.py
+++ b/sugarcrm/sugarmodule.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 import itertools
 
 from sugarentry import SugarEntry
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ def __init__(self, connection, name):
         self._relationships = (result['link_fields'] or {}).copy()
 
 
-    def _search(self, query_str, start = 0, total = 20, fields = []):
+    def _search(self, query_str, start = 0, total = 20, fields = [], _exclude_ids = []):
         """Return a list of SugarEntry objects that match the query.
 
         Keyword arguments:
@@ -43,37 +42,35 @@ def _search(self, query_str, start = 0, total = 20, fields = []):
         start -- Record offset to start from
         total -- Maximum number of results to return
         fields -- If set, return only the specified fields
+        _exclude_ids - IDs of records that must be excluded from the result
         """
 
         if 'id' not in fields:
             fields.append('id')
         
         entry_list = []
-        count = 0
-        offset = 0
-        while count < total:
-            result = self._connection.get_entry_list(self._name,
-                            query_str, '', start + offset, fields,
-                            total - count, 0)
-            if result['result_count'] == 0:
-                break
+        doubles_count = 0
+        result = self._connection.get_entry_list(self._name, query_str, '', start, fields, total, 0)
+
+        for i in range(result['result_count']):
+
+            new_entry = SugarEntry(self)
+
+            nvl = result['entry_list'][i]['name_value_list']
+            for attribute in nvl:
+                new_entry._fields[attribute] = nvl[attribute]['value']
+
+            # SugarCRM seems broken, because it retrieves several copies
+            #  of the same contact for every opportunity related with
+            #  it. Check to make sure we don't return duplicate entries.
+            if new_entry['id'] not in _exclude_ids:
+                entry_list.append(new_entry)
+                _exclude_ids.append(new_entry._fields['id'])
             else:
-                offset += result['result_count']
-                for i in range(result['result_count']):
-                    
-                    new_entry = SugarEntry(self)
-
-                    nvl = result['entry_list'][i]['name_value_list']
-                    for attribute in nvl:
-                        new_entry._fields[attribute] = nvl[attribute]['value']
-            
-                    # SugarCRM seems broken, because it retrieves several copies
-                    #  of the same contact for every opportunity related with
-                    #  it. Check to make sure we don't return duplicate entries.
-                    if new_entry['id'] not in [entry['id']
-                                                for entry in entry_list]:
-                        entry_list.append(new_entry)
-                        count += 1
+                doubles_count += 1
+
+        if doubles_count > 0:
+            entry_list += self._search(query_str, start + result['result_count'], doubles_count, fields, _exclude_ids)
         
         return entry_list