diff --git a/main/inc/lib/SortableTableFromArray.php b/main/inc/lib/SortableTableFromArray.php
index 6437e0c92a..850f92a9b1 100644
--- a/main/inc/lib/SortableTableFromArray.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/SortableTableFromArray.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class SortableTableFromArray extends SortableTable
      */
     public function get_total_number_of_items()
     {
-        if (isset($this->total_number_of_items) && !empty($this->total_number_of_items)) {
+        if (isset($this->total_number_of_items) && !empty($this->total_number_of_items) && $this->total_number_of_items != -1) {
             return $this->total_number_of_items;
         } else {
             if (!empty($this->table_data)) {