diff --git a/src/controllers/admin.js b/src/controllers/admin.js
index 6779185f0a..f03b7fdb88 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin.js
@@ -113,11 +113,17 @@ function getStatsForSet(set, field, callback) {
 			db.sortedSetCount(set, now - terms.month, now, next);
 		},
 		alltime: function(next) {
-			db.getObjectField('global', field, next);
+			getGlobalField(field, next);
 		}
 	}, callback);
 }
 
+function getGlobalField(field, callback) {
+	db.getObjectField('global', field, function(err, count) {
+		callback(err, parseInt(count, 10) || 0);
+	});
+}
+
 adminController.categories.active = function(req, res, next) {
 	filterAndRenderCategories(req, res, next, true);
 };