diff --git a/api/namex/resources/requests.py b/api/namex/resources/requests.py
index 51f11859c..0aaf118a4 100644
--- a/api/namex/resources/requests.py
+++ b/api/namex/resources/requests.py
@@ -1438,7 +1438,8 @@ def get(nr, choice, *args, **kwargs):
 @api.route('/possible-conflicts/<string:name>', methods=['GET', 'OPTIONS'])
 class PossibleConflicts(Resource):
     START = 0
-    ROWS = 1000
+    ROWS = 50
+    STRICT = False
 
     @staticmethod
     @cors.crossdomain(origin='*')
@@ -1459,7 +1460,8 @@ class PossibleConflicts(Resource):
     def get(name):
         start = request.args.get('start', PossibleConflicts.START)
         rows = request.args.get('rows', PossibleConflicts.ROWS)
-        results = SolrHlpers.get_possible_conflicts(name, start=start, rows=rows)
+        strict = request.args.get('strict', PossibleConflicts.STRICT)
+        results = SolrHlpers.get_possible_conflicts(name, start=start, rows=rows, strict=strict)
         return make_response(jsonify(results), 200)
 
 
diff --git a/api/namex/services/solr/solr_client.py b/api/namex/services/solr/solr_client.py
index 3314b76a2..fd06e4d02 100644
--- a/api/namex/services/solr/solr_client.py
+++ b/api/namex/services/solr/solr_client.py
@@ -62,11 +62,12 @@ def search_nrs(cls, query_value, start=0, rows=10):
 
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_possible_conflicts(cls, name, start=0, rows=100):
+    def get_possible_conflicts(cls, name, start=0, rows=100, strict=True):
         request_json = {
             'query': { 'value': name },
             'start': start,
-            'rows': rows
+            'rows': rows,
+            'strict': strict
         }
 
         token = cls._get_bearer_token()
diff --git a/api/namex/services/solr/solr_helpers.py b/api/namex/services/solr/solr_helpers.py
index fb64457e7..92994310a 100644
--- a/api/namex/services/solr/solr_helpers.py
+++ b/api/namex/services/solr/solr_helpers.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def _conflicts_post_process(cls, q_data, query_name):
         exact_matches = []
         similar_matches = []
         histories = []
-
+        total_results = q_data.get('searchResults', {}).get('totalResults', 0)
         for rcd in q_data.get('searchResults', {}).get('results', []):
             nm = cls._get_name_without_designation(rcd.get('name'))
             if nm == query_name:
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ def _conflicts_post_process(cls, q_data, query_name):
         return {
             'names': similar_matches,
             'exactNames': exact_matches,
-            'histories': histories}
+            'histories': histories,
+            'total': total_results}
 
     def normalize_words(word):
         """
@@ -139,13 +140,13 @@ def _get_name_without_designation(cls, name):
         return ' '.join(filtered_words)
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_possible_conflicts(cls, name, start=0, rows=100):
+    def get_possible_conflicts(cls, name, start=0, rows=100, strict=True):
         # q_name = cls._name_pre_processing(name)
         q_name = name.lower().strip()
         # Keep the raw query for Solr ranking/boosts. Skip-word filtering for
         # match prep happens in namex-solr-api via DESIGNATIONS.
         stripped_name = cls._get_name_without_designation(q_name)
 
-        candidates = SolrClient.get_possible_conflicts(q_name, start, rows)
+        candidates = SolrClient.get_possible_conflicts(q_name, start, rows, strict)
         return cls._conflicts_post_process(candidates, stripped_name)