diff --git a/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/submissions_result.html b/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/submissions_result.html
index 474cbcf83f..012bf1001d 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/submissions_result.html
+++ b/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/submissions_result.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ <h3 id="submissions-heading" class="section-header">{% trans "Submissions" %}</h
                                 {% trans "Applied" %}
                             </dt>
                             <dd class="stat-value">
-                                {{ object_list.count }}
+                                {{ submission_count }}
                             </dd>
 
                         </dl>
@@ -104,14 +104,13 @@ <h3 id="reviews-heading" class="section-header">{% trans "Reviews" %}</h3>
         <section aria-labelledby="submission-value-total">
             <h2 id="submission-value-total" class="section-header">{% trans "Totals" %}</h2>
 
-
             {% include "funds/includes/table_filter_and_search.html" with search_term=search_term %}
 
             <div class="w-full rounded-t-none border-b rounded-b-box border-x stats border-base-300">
                 <section class='stat' aria-labelledby="submissions-count-heading">
                     <span id="submissions-count-heading" class="stat-title">{% trans "Number of submissions" %}</span>
                     <span class="stat-value">
-                        {{ count_values }}<sup>{% if not count_values == object_list.count %}*{% endif %}</sup>
+                        {{ count_values }}<sup>{% if not count_values == submission_count %}*{% endif %}</sup>
                     </span>
                 </section>
                 <section class='stat' aria-labelledby="average-value-heading">
@@ -129,8 +128,8 @@ <h2 id="submission-value-total" class="section-header">{% trans "Totals" %}</h2>
                 </section>
             </div>
 
-            {% if not count_values == object_list.count %}
-                {% with object_list.count|subtract:count_values as count_diff %}
+            {% if not count_values == submission_count %}
+                {% with submission_count|subtract:count_values as count_diff %}
                     <p class="mt-1 text-xs text-fg-muted" aria-live="polite">
                         {% blocktrans %}*{{ count_diff }} submission(s) lack requested amount fields or data and are not included.{% endblocktrans %}
                     </p>
diff --git a/hypha/apply/funds/views/results.py b/hypha/apply/funds/views/results.py
index 15c3ea9427..6f3d1a467f 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/funds/views/results.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/funds/views/results.py
@@ -26,19 +26,20 @@
 class SubmissionStatsMixin:
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         submissions = ApplicationSubmission.objects.exclude_draft()
+        filter = kwargs.get("filter")
+        user = self.request.user
+
         # Getting values is an expensive operation. If there's no valid filters
         # then `count_values` & `total_value` will be encapsulating all submissions
         # and should be used rather than recaluclating these values.
-        if not (filter := kwargs.get("filter")) or not is_filter_empty(filter):
-            submission_count = kwargs.get("count_values")
+        if not filter or not is_filter_empty(filter):
             submission_sum = kwargs.get("total_value")
         else:
-            submission_count = submissions.count()
             submission_value = submissions.current().value()
             submission_sum = format_submission_sum_value(submission_value)
 
         submission_undetermined_count = submissions.undetermined().count()
-        review_my_count = submissions.reviewed_by(self.request.user).count()
+        review_my_count = submissions.reviewed_by(user).count()
 
         submission_accepted = submissions.current_accepted()
         submission_accepted_value = submission_accepted.value()
@@ -47,13 +48,12 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
 
         reviews = Review.objects.submitted()
         review_count = reviews.count()
-        review_my_score = reviews.by_user(self.request.user).score()
+        review_my_score = reviews.by_user(user).score()
 
         return super().get_context_data(
             submission_undetermined_count=submission_undetermined_count,
             review_my_count=review_my_count,
             submission_sum=submission_sum,
-            submission_count=submission_count,
             submission_accepted_count=submission_accepted_count,
             submission_accepted_sum=submission_accepted_sum,
             review_count=review_count,
@@ -82,24 +82,13 @@ def get_filterset_kwargs(self, filterset_class, **kwargs):
         return new_kwargs
 
     def get_queryset(self):
-        return (
-            self.filterset_class._meta.model.objects.current()
-            .exclude_draft()
-            .defer(
-                "search_data",
-                "submit_time",
-                "workflow_name",
-                "search_document",
-                "live_revision_id",
-                "draft_revision_id",
-                "summary",
-            )
-        )
+        return self.filterset_class._meta.model.objects.current().exclude_draft()
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         search_term = self.request.GET.get("query")
 
-        if self.object_list:
+        if self.object_list.exists():
+            submission_count = self.object_list.count()
             submission_values = self.object_list.value()
             count_values = submission_values.get("value__count")
             total_value = format_submission_sum_value(submission_values)
@@ -111,6 +100,7 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
             count_values = 0
             total_value = 0
             average_value = 0
+            submission_count = 0
 
         return super().get_context_data(
             search_term=search_term,
@@ -118,5 +108,6 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
             count_values=count_values,
             total_value=total_value,
             average_value=average_value,
+            submission_count=submission_count,
             **kwargs,
         )