diff --git a/api/dao/people.py b/api/dao/people.py
index ef9841c..f2a1f75 100644
--- a/api/dao/people.py
+++ b/api/dao/people.py
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ def get_person(tx, id):
             row = tx.run("""
                 MATCH (p:Person {tmdbId: $id})
                 RETURN p {
-                    .*,
-                    actedCount: size((p)-[:ACTED_IN]->()),
-                    directedCount: size((p)-[:DIRECTED]->())
+                .*,
+                actedCount: count {(p)-[:ACTED_IN]->()},
+                directedCount: count {(p)-[:DIRECTED]->()}
                 } AS person
             """, id=id).single()
 
@@ -81,11 +81,12 @@ def get_similar_people(self, id, limit = 6, skip = 0):
         def get_similar_people(tx, id, skip, limit):
             result = tx.run("""
                 MATCH (:Person {tmdbId: $id})-[:ACTED_IN|DIRECTED]->(m)<-[r:ACTED_IN|DIRECTED]-(p)
+                WITH p, collect(m {.tmdbId, .title, type: type(r)}) AS inCommon
                 RETURN p {
-                    .*,
-                    actedCount: size((p)-[:ACTED_IN]->()),
-                    directedCount: size((p)-[:DIRECTED]->()),
-                    inCommon: collect(m {.tmdbId, .title, type: type(r)})
+                .*,
+                actedCount: count {(p)-[:ACTED_IN]->()},
+                directedCount: count {(p)-[:DIRECTED]->()},
+                inCommon: inCommon
                 } AS person
                 ORDER BY size(person.inCommon) DESC
                 SKIP $skip
@@ -96,4 +97,4 @@ def get_similar_people(tx, id, skip, limit):
 
         with self.driver.session() as session:
             return session.execute_read(get_similar_people, id, skip, limit)
-    # end::getSimilarPeople[]
\ No newline at end of file
+    # end::getSimilarPeople[]