diff --git a/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp b/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp
index 9f0f2c1..65df105 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ namespace alpr
         
         plateResult.regionConfidence = 0;
         plateResult.plate_index = platecount++;
+        plateResult.requested_topn = topN;
 
         // If using prewarp, remap the plate corners to the original image
         vector<Point2f> cornerPoints = pipeline_data.plate_corners;