diff --git a/app/views/projects/_research_team.html.erb b/app/views/projects/_research_team.html.erb
index b2b0e3c33..8bd32a98e 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_research_team.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/_research_team.html.erb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 <% unless @project.enabled_modules.where("name = 'issue_tracking'").empty? %>
 <div class="subNav">
   <%= link_to l(:label_issue_tracking), project_issues_path(@project), :class => "f14 c_blue02" %>
-  <% unless @project.issues.count == 0 %>
-    <a class="subnav_num">(<%= @project.issues.visible.all.count %>)</a>
+  <% if (issue_count = @project.issues.count) > 0 %>
+  <a class="subnav_num">(<%= issue_count %>)</a>
   <% end %>
   <% if User.current.member_of?(@project) %>
     <%= link_to "+"+l(:label_release_issue), new_project_issue_path(@project) , :class => "subnav_green" %>
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@
       <%= link_to "+"+l(:label_upload_source), project_files_path(@project,:flag => true), :class => "subnav_green ml95" %>
     <% end %>
   </div>
-<% end%>
\ No newline at end of file
+<% end%>