diff --git a/server/controllers/LibraryController.js b/server/controllers/LibraryController.js
index 30c9c0d9..0a0fb4d4 100644
--- a/server/controllers/LibraryController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/LibraryController.js
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ class LibraryController {
       const bookStats = await libraryItemsBookFilters.getBookLibraryStats(req.library.id)
       const longestBooks = await libraryItemsBookFilters.getLongestBooks(req.library.id, 10)
 
-      stats.totalAuthors = authors.length
+      stats.totalAuthors = await authorFilters.getAuthorsTotalCount(req.library.id)
       stats.authorsWithCount = authors
       stats.totalGenres = genres.length
       stats.genresWithCount = genres