diff --git a/layouts/partials/widgets/pages.html b/layouts/partials/widgets/pages.html
index 7a32df79..71b6a2e1 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/widgets/pages.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/widgets/pages.html
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
   {{ $query = where $query "Date" "<" now }}
 {{ end }}
 
+{{ $count := len $query }}
+
 {{/* Sort */}}
 {{ $sort_by := "Date" }}
 {{ $query = sort $query $sort_by $items_sort }}
@@ -51,8 +53,6 @@
   {{ $query = first $items_count $query }}
 {{ end }}
 
-{{ $count := len $query }}
-
 {{/* Localisation */}}
 {{ $i18n := "" }}
 {{ if eq $items_type "post" }}