diff --git a/parakeet/src/loaders/list.rs b/parakeet/src/loaders/list.rs
index b8cc55e8..4fae6ccc 100644
--- a/parakeet/src/loaders/list.rs
+++ b/parakeet/src/loaders/list.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub fn build_lists_batch_query() -> &'static str {
         l.status,
         'at://' || owner.did || '/app.bsky.graph.list/' || l.rkey::text as at_uri,
         owner.did as owner_did,
-        COUNT(li.id)::bigint as item_count
+        COUNT(li.list_id)::bigint as item_count
      FROM lists l
      INNER JOIN actors owner ON l.actor_id = owner.id
      LEFT JOIN list_items li ON li.list_id = l.id