diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/image/ImageController.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/image/ImageController.java
index 85cad3f..f4ec8ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/image/ImageController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/image/ImageController.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.image.converter.ImageToViewConverter;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.image.converter.ImageUpdateBodyToSpecConverter;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.image.spec.ImageCreateSpec;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.image.view.ImageView;
-import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.sliceview.SliceView;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.sliceview.SliceViewService;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.User;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.UserService;
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
@@ -54,16 +54,21 @@ public class ImageController {
     }
 
     @GetMapping
-    public ResponseEntity<SliceView<ImageView>> getOwnedImages(
+    public ResponseEntity<Object> getOwnedImages(
             @AuthenticationPrincipal User principal,
+            @RequestParam(name = "count", defaultValue = "false") boolean doCount,
             Pageable pageable
     ) {
-        final Slice<Image> images = this.imageService.getOwnedImages(principal, pageable);
-        final Slice<ImageView> imageViews = images.map(image ->
-                this.imageToViewConverter.convert(image, principal, false)
-        );
-        final int count = this.imageService.countOwnedImages(principal);
-        return ResponseEntity.ok(this.sliceViewService.getSliceView(imageViews, count));
+        if (doCount) {
+            final int count = this.imageService.countOwnedImages(principal);
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(Map.of("count", count));
+        } else {
+            final Slice<Image> images = this.imageService.getOwnedImages(principal, pageable);
+            final Slice<ImageView> imageViews = images.map(image ->
+                    this.imageToViewConverter.convert(image, principal, false)
+            );
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(this.sliceViewService.getSliceView(imageViews));
+        }
     }
 
     @GetMapping("/{username}/{filename}")
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipesController.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipesController.java
index 4489e9e..5ba061b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipesController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipesController.java
@@ -88,15 +88,13 @@ public class RecipesController {
             final Slice<RecipeInfoView> publicRecipeInfoViews = publicRecipes.map(
                     recipe -> this.recipeToInfoViewConverter.convert(recipe, null)
             );
-            final int count = this.recipeService.countPublicRecipes();
-            return ResponseEntity.ok(this.sliceViewService.getSliceView(publicRecipeInfoViews, count));
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(this.sliceViewService.getSliceView(publicRecipeInfoViews));
         } else {
             final Slice<Recipe> recipes = this.recipeService.getViewableBy(pageable, user);
             final Slice<RecipeInfoView> recipeInfoViews = recipes.map(
                     recipe -> this.recipeToInfoViewConverter.convert(recipe, user)
             );
-            final int count = this.recipeService.countViewableBy(user);
-            return ResponseEntity.ok(this.sliceViewService.getSliceView(recipeInfoViews, count));
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(this.sliceViewService.getSliceView(recipeInfoViews));
         }
     }
 
@@ -166,8 +164,7 @@ public class RecipesController {
                 pageable,
                 principal
         );
-        final int count = this.recipeCommentService.countComments(username, slug);
-        return ResponseEntity.ok(this.sliceViewService.getSliceView(slice, count));
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(this.sliceViewService.getSliceView(slice));
     }
 
     @PostMapping("/{username}/{slug}/comments")
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/sliceview/SliceView.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/sliceview/SliceView.java
index a657832..3b4aef2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/sliceview/SliceView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/sliceview/SliceView.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package app.mealsmadeeasy.api.sliceview;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-public record SliceView<T>(List<T> content, SliceViewMeta slice, Integer count) {
+public record SliceView<T>(List<T> content, SliceViewMeta slice) {
 
     public record SliceViewMeta(Integer size, Integer number, Boolean hasNext) {}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/sliceview/SliceViewService.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/sliceview/SliceViewService.java
index affaa45..4730429 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/sliceview/SliceViewService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/sliceview/SliceViewService.java
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 @Service
 public class SliceViewService {
 
-    public <T> SliceView<T> getSliceView(Slice<T> slice, int count) {
+    public <T> SliceView<T> getSliceView(Slice<T> slice) {
         final SliceView.SliceViewMeta meta = new SliceView.SliceViewMeta(
                 slice.getSize(),
                 slice.getNumber(),
                 slice.hasNext()
         );
-        return new SliceView<>(slice.getContent(), meta, count);
+        return new SliceView<>(slice.getContent(), meta);
     }
 
 }