diff --git a/ckan/controllers/home.py b/ckan/controllers/home.py
index f748e8cb9cf..d181c14b624 100644
--- a/ckan/controllers/home.py
+++ b/ckan/controllers/home.py
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ def index(self):
                 'fq': 'capacity:"public"'
             }
             query = ckan.logic.get_action('package_search')(context,data_dict)
-            c.package_count = query['count']
+            #c.package_count = query['count']
+            @property
+            def package_count():
+                return query['count']
+            c.package_count = package_count
             c.facets = query['facets']
 
             data_dict = {'order_by': 'packages', 'all_fields': 1}