diff --git a/.changeset/slimy-lobsters-kneel.md b/.changeset/slimy-lobsters-kneel.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40ff476a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/slimy-lobsters-kneel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-linguist-backend': patch
+---
+
+Fixed bug in LinguistBackendApi that caused initial batch of entities to be skipped.
diff --git a/plugins/linguist-backend/src/api/LinguistBackendApi.ts b/plugins/linguist-backend/src/api/LinguistBackendApi.ts
index 34d04b02f9..6c2e46e112 100644
--- a/plugins/linguist-backend/src/api/LinguistBackendApi.ts
+++ b/plugins/linguist-backend/src/api/LinguistBackendApi.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export class LinguistBackendApi {
     );
 
     const entities = entitiesOverview.filteredEntities.slice(
+      0,
       this.batchSize ?? 20,
     );
     entities.forEach(async entityRef => {