diff --git a/app/controllers/counts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/counts_controller.rb
index 560b1b785..0d48732e3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/counts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/counts_controller.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class CountsController < ApplicationController
   def posts
     estimate_count = params.fetch(:estimate_count, "true").truthy?
     skip_cache = params.fetch(:skip_cache, "false").truthy?
-    @count = PostQuery.new(params[:tags], current_user: CurrentUser.user, tag_limit: CurrentUser.user.tag_query_limit).fast_count(timeout: CurrentUser.statement_timeout, estimate_count: estimate_count, skip_cache: skip_cache)
+    @count = PostQuery.normalize(params[:tags], current_user: CurrentUser.user, tag_limit: CurrentUser.user.tag_query_limit).fast_count(timeout: CurrentUser.statement_timeout, estimate_count: estimate_count, skip_cache: skip_cache)
 
     if request.format.xml?
       respond_with({ posts: @count }, root: "counts")