diff --git a/app/controllers/project.py b/app/controllers/project.py
index 610a8f8b..756225a0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/project.py
+++ b/app/controllers/project.py
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ def get(self, user_id):
             status='success',
             data=dict(
                 pagination={**pagination_meta_data,
-                            'pinned_count': len(pinned_projects)},
+                            'pinned_count': len(json.loads(pinned_projects))},
                 pinned=json.loads(pinned_projects),
                 projects=json.loads(user_projects),
             )