diff --git a/lib/mongoose-datatables.js b/lib/mongoose-datatables.js
index 59a7d4f..dc8ff58 100644
--- a/lib/mongoose-datatables.js
+++ b/lib/mongoose-datatables.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function dataTablesPlugin (schema, options) {
       }
 
       Promise
-        .all([query.exec(), thisSchema.count(find)])
+        .all([query.exec(), thisSchema.countDocuments(find)])
         .then(function (results) {
           var response = {}
           response[totalKey] = results[1]