diff --git a/docs/widgets/services/crowdsec.md b/docs/widgets/services/crowdsec.md
index 977b0adb4..fdf03a77e 100644
--- a/docs/widgets/services/crowdsec.md
+++ b/docs/widgets/services/crowdsec.md
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ See the [crowdsec docs](https://docs.crowdsec.net/docs/local_api/intro/#machines
 in most instances you can use the default credentials (`/etc/crowdsec/local_api_credentials.yaml`).
 
 !!! note
-Without the `limit24h` option, the widget will fetch all alerts which is limited to 100 by the API to avoid performance issues.
+
+    `alerts` counts alerts raised by your own engine in the last 24 hours. Alerts originating from the
+    CrowdSec community blocklist are excluded.
 
 Allowed fields: `["alerts", "bans"]`.
 
@@ -19,5 +21,4 @@ widget:
   url: http://crowdsechostorip:port
   username: localhost # machine_id in crowdsec
   password: password
-  limit24h: true # optional, limits alerts to last 24h. Default: false
 ```
diff --git a/src/widgets/crowdsec/component.jsx b/src/widgets/crowdsec/component.jsx
index 7eea1fc9c..15794187f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/crowdsec/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/crowdsec/component.jsx
@@ -4,14 +4,19 @@ import { useTranslation } from "next-i18next/pages";
 
 import useWidgetAPI from "utils/proxy/use-widget-api";
 
+const ALERTS_LIMIT = 500;
+
 export default function Component({ service }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   const { widget } = service;
 
-  const { data: alerts, error: alertsError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, !!widget.limit24h ? "alerts24h" : "alerts");
+  const { data: alerts, error: alertsError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "alerts");
   const { data: bans, error: bansError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "bans");
 
+  const alertsCount = alerts?.length ?? 0;
+  const alertsValue = t("common.number", { value: alertsCount });
+
   if (alertsError || bansError) {
     return <Container service={service} error={alertsError ?? bansError} />;
   }
@@ -27,7 +32,7 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   return (
     <Container service={service}>
-      <Block label="crowdsec.alerts" value={t("common.number", { value: alerts?.length ?? 0 })} />
+      <Block label="crowdsec.alerts" value={alertsCount >= ALERTS_LIMIT ? `${alertsValue}+` : alertsValue} />
       <Block label="crowdsec.bans" value={t("common.number", { value: bans?.length ?? 0 })} />
     </Container>
   );
diff --git a/src/widgets/crowdsec/component.test.jsx b/src/widgets/crowdsec/component.test.jsx
index abc4c8696..9802eaed4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/crowdsec/component.test.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/crowdsec/component.test.jsx
@@ -17,15 +17,25 @@ describe("widgets/crowdsec/component", () => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
   });
 
-  it("selects alerts24h endpoint when limit24h is enabled", () => {
+  it("requests the alerts and bans endpoints", () => {
+    useWidgetAPI.mockImplementation(() => ({ data: undefined, error: undefined }));
+
+    renderWithProviders(<Component service={{ widget: { type: "crowdsec" } }} />, {
+      settings: { hideErrors: false },
+    });
+
+    expect(useWidgetAPI).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, expect.any(Object), "alerts");
+    expect(useWidgetAPI).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, expect.any(Object), "bans");
+  });
+
+  it("ignores the deprecated limit24h option", () => {
     useWidgetAPI.mockImplementation(() => ({ data: undefined, error: undefined }));
 
     renderWithProviders(<Component service={{ widget: { type: "crowdsec", limit24h: true } }} />, {
       settings: { hideErrors: false },
     });
 
-    expect(useWidgetAPI).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, expect.any(Object), "alerts24h");
-    expect(useWidgetAPI).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, expect.any(Object), "bans");
+    expect(useWidgetAPI).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, expect.any(Object), "alerts");
   });
 
   it("renders placeholders when both alerts and bans are missing", () => {
@@ -52,4 +62,28 @@ describe("widgets/crowdsec/component", () => {
     expectBlockValue(container, "crowdsec.alerts", 0);
     expectBlockValue(container, "crowdsec.bans", 0);
   });
+
+  it("marks the alert count as truncated at the API limit", () => {
+    useWidgetAPI
+      .mockReturnValueOnce({ data: new Array(500).fill({}), error: undefined })
+      .mockReturnValueOnce({ data: [], error: undefined });
+
+    renderWithProviders(<Component service={{ widget: { type: "crowdsec" } }} />, {
+      settings: { hideErrors: false },
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("500+")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("does not mark the alert count below the API limit", () => {
+    useWidgetAPI
+      .mockReturnValueOnce({ data: new Array(499).fill({}), error: undefined })
+      .mockReturnValueOnce({ data: [], error: undefined });
+
+    const { container } = renderWithProviders(<Component service={{ widget: { type: "crowdsec" } }} />, {
+      settings: { hideErrors: false },
+    });
+
+    expectBlockValue(container, "crowdsec.alerts", 499);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/widgets/crowdsec/widget.js b/src/widgets/crowdsec/widget.js
index 1b60168d0..223e94811 100644
--- a/src/widgets/crowdsec/widget.js
+++ b/src/widgets/crowdsec/widget.js
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@ const widget = {
 
   mappings: {
     alerts: {
-      endpoint: "alerts",
-    },
-    alerts24h: {
-      endpoint: "alerts?limit=0&since=24h",
+      endpoint: "alerts?limit=500&since=24h&with_decisions=false&include_capi=false",
     },
     bans: {
-      endpoint: "alerts?decision_type=ban&origin=crowdsec&has_active_decision=1",
+      endpoint: "alerts?decision_type=ban&include_capi=false&has_active_decision=1&with_decisions=false",
     },
   },
 };