diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslJpaPredicateExecutor.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslJpaPredicateExecutor.java
index 9deb16ab6..ef6545046 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslJpaPredicateExecutor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslJpaPredicateExecutor.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class QuerydslJpaPredicateExecutor<T> implements QuerydslPredicateExecuto
 		Assert.notNull(predicate, "Predicate must not be null!");
 
 		try {
-			return Optional.ofNullable(createQuery(predicate).select(path).fetchOne());
+			return Optional.ofNullable(createQuery(predicate).select(path).limit(2).fetchOne());
 		} catch (NonUniqueResultException ex) {
 			throw new IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException(ex.getMessage(), 1, ex);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslJpaRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslJpaRepository.java
index 946f9ed4b..52283236b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslJpaRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslJpaRepository.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class QuerydslJpaRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> extends SimpleJpa
 	public Optional<T> findOne(Predicate predicate) {
 
 		try {
-			return Optional.ofNullable(createQuery(predicate).select(path).fetchOne());
+			return Optional.ofNullable(createQuery(predicate).select(path).limit(2).fetchOne());
 		} catch (NonUniqueResultException ex) {
 			throw new IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException(ex.getMessage(), 1, ex);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/SimpleJpaRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/SimpleJpaRepository.java
index 8d804ee69..e8dc6e6e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/SimpleJpaRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/SimpleJpaRepository.java
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ public class SimpleJpaRepository<T, ID> implements JpaRepositoryImplementation<T
 	public Optional<T> findOne(@Nullable Specification<T> spec) {
 
 		try {
-			return Optional.of(getQuery(spec, Sort.unsorted()).getSingleResult());
+			return Optional.of(getQuery(spec, Sort.unsorted()).setMaxResults(2).getSingleResult());
 		} catch (NoResultException e) {
 			return Optional.empty();
 		}
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ public class SimpleJpaRepository<T, ID> implements JpaRepositoryImplementation<T
 		try {
 			return Optional
 					.of(getQuery(new ExampleSpecification<>(example, escapeCharacter), example.getProbeType(), Sort.unsorted())
-							.getSingleResult());
+							.setMaxResults(2).getSingleResult());
 		} catch (NoResultException e) {
 			return Optional.empty();
 		}