diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/datamerge/parse.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/datamerge/parse.rs
index 36774733e..3e7d92eb6 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/datamerge/parse.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/datamerge/parse.rs
@@ -200,7 +200,10 @@ fn select_range(range: &str, count: usize, idx: &mut Vec<usize>, seen: &mut std:
             if seen.insert(i) {
                 idx.push(i);
             }
-            n = n.saturating_add(1);
+            if n == b {
+                break;
+            }
+            n += 1;
         }
     }
     Ok(())