diff --git a/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js b/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
index ad5cd84f42..2546f8ec0a 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ habitrpg.controller("RootCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', 'User', '$
     // count pets, mounts collected totals, etc
     $rootScope.countExists = function(items) {return _.reduce(items,function(m,v){return m+(v?1:0)},0)}
 
-    $rootScope.petCount = Shared.countPets(null, User.user.items.pets);
-    $rootScope.mountCount = Shared.countMounts(null, User.user.items.mounts);
+    $rootScope.petCount = Shared.countPets($rootScope.countExists(User.user.items.pets), User.user.items.pets);
+    $rootScope.mountCount = Shared.countMounts($rootScope.countExists(User.user.items.mounts), User.user.items.mounts);
 
     $rootScope.$watch('user.items.pets', function(pets){ 
       $rootScope.petCount = Shared.countPets($rootScope.countExists(pets), User.user.items.pets);