diff --git a/includes/functions.php b/includes/functions.php
index 96c5348..dcde97a 100644
--- a/includes/functions.php
+++ b/includes/functions.php
@@ -263,14 +263,11 @@ function jsonView($paste_id, $p_title, $p_conntent, $p_code) {
 }
 
 
-function getTotalPastes($conn, $username) {
-    $count = 0;
-    $query = $conn->prepare("SELECT member FROM pastes WHERE member=?");
+function getTotalPastes(PDO $conn, string $username) : int {
+    $query = $conn->prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM pastes WHERE member = ?");
     $query->execute([$username]);
-    while ($row = $site_info_rows->fetch()) {
-        $count = $count + 1;
-    }
-    return $count;
+
+    return intval($query->fetch(PDO::FETCH_NUM)[0]);
 }
 
 function isValidUsername(string $str) : bool {
diff --git a/profile.php b/profile.php
index b168ed9..7cd4d12 100644
--- a/profile.php
+++ b/profile.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
 
 updatePageViews($conn);
 
-$total_pastes = getTotalPastes($con, $user_username);
+$total_pastes = getTotalPastes($conn, $user_username);
 
 // Theme
 require_once('theme/' . $default_theme . '/header.php');
diff --git a/user.php b/user.php
index fbef95c..42695c9 100644
--- a/user.php
+++ b/user.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ $user_username = trim($_SESSION['username']);
 if (isset($_GET['user'])) {
     $profile_username = trim($_GET['user']);
 
-    if (!existingUser($con, $profile_username)) {
+    if (!existingUser($conn, $profile_username)) {
         // Invalid username
         header("Location: ../error.php");
         die();