diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a467826f..0cdf3db1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ra-jsonapi-client",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "description": "JSON API data provider for react-admin.",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 8cda45a4..a4c09fed 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export default (apiUrl, userSettings = {}) => (type, resource, params) => {
         // When meta data and the 'total' setting is provided try
         // to get the total count.
         if (response.data.meta && settings.total) {
-          total = response.data.data.length;
+          total = response.data.meta[settings.total];
         }
 
         // Use the length of the data array as a fallback.