diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
index 5bc6bd416..f42f1e31e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ app.pages.Profile = app.views.Base.extend({
     if(app.hasPreload("photos")){
       this.photos = app.parsePreload("photos");
     }
-    if(app.hasPreload("contacts")){
-      this.contacts = app.parsePreload("contacts");
+    if (app.hasPreload("contacts_count")) {
+      this.contacts = app.parsePreload("contacts_count");
     }
 
     this.streamCollection = _.has(opts, "streamCollection") ? opts.streamCollection : null;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
index c5c0e40d5..5d49b2f0f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ app.views.ProfileHeader = app.views.Base.extend({
   },
 
   _shouldShowContacts: function() {
-    return (this.contacts && this.contacts.count > 0);
+    return (this.contacts && this.contacts > 0);
   },
 
   showMentionModal: function(){
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/profile_header_tpl.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/profile_header_tpl.jst.hbs
index 41d2c3434..22bc5b7e0 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/profile_header_tpl.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/profile_header_tpl.jst.hbs
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@
           <a href="{{urlTo 'contacts'}}" id="contacts_link">
             <i class="entypo-users"></i>
             {{t 'profile.contacts'}}
-            <div class="badge badge-default">{{contacts.count}}</div>
+            <div class="badge badge-default">{{contacts}}</div>
           </a>
         {{else}}
           <a href="{{urlTo 'personContacts' guid}}" id="contacts_link">
             <i class="entypo-users"></i>
             {{t 'profile.contacts'}}
-            <div class="badge badge-default">{{contacts.count}}</div>
+            <div class="badge badge-default">{{contacts}}</div>
           </a>
         {{/if}}
       </li>
diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index 90477fc49..21340b5ae 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
         gon.preloads[:photos] = {
           count: Photo.visible(current_user, @person).count(:all)
         }
-        gon.preloads[:contacts] = {
-          count: Contact.contact_contacts_for(current_user, @person).count(:all),
-        }
+        gon.preloads[:contacts_count] = Contact.contact_contacts_for(current_user, @person).count(:all)
         respond_with @person, layout: "with_header"
       end
 
@@ -140,9 +138,7 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
           gon.preloads[:photos] = {
             count: Photo.visible(current_user, @person).count(:all)
           }
-          gon.preloads[:contacts] = {
-            count: @contacts_of_contact.count(:all),
-          }
+          gon.preloads[:contacts_count] = @contacts_of_contact.count(:all)
           @contacts_of_contact = @contacts_of_contact.paginate(page: params[:page], per_page: (params[:limit] || 15))
           @hashes = hashes_for_people @contacts_of_contact, @aspects
           respond_with @person, layout: "with_header"
diff --git a/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
index dafe53307..72a200945 100644
--- a/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ class PhotosController < ApplicationController
           gon.preloads[:photos] = {
             count: Photo.visible(current_user, @person).count(:all)
           }
-          gon.preloads[:contacts] = {
-            count: Contact.contact_contacts_for(current_user, @person).count(:all),
-          }
+          gon.preloads[:contacts_count] = Contact.contact_contacts_for(current_user, @person).count(:all)
           render "people/show", layout: "with_header"
         end
         format.mobile { render "people/show" }