diff --git a/sabnzbd/api.py b/sabnzbd/api.py
index 4c756d4..bb09bf4 100644
--- a/sabnzbd/api.py
+++ b/sabnzbd/api.py
@@ -649,12 +649,13 @@ def _api_browse(name, output, kwargs):
     """ Return tree of local path """
     compact = kwargs.get('compact')
     if compact and compact == '1':
-        limit = int_conv(kwargs.get('limit', 30))
+        paths = []
+        name = kwargs.get('term', '')
         paths = [entry['path'] for entry in folders_at_path(os.path.dirname(name)) if 'path' in entry]
-        paths = '\n'.join(paths[0:limit])
+        return report(output, keyword='', data=paths)
     else:
         paths = folders_at_path(name, True)
-    return report(output, keyword='paths', data=paths)
+        return report(output, keyword='paths', data=paths)
 
 
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