diff --git a/internal/user.go b/internal/user.go
index 9ae5729..97faef3 100644
--- a/internal/user.go
+++ b/internal/user.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func GetUserFavoritesCount(ctx context.Context, driver neo4j.DriverWithContext,
 		MATCH (userNode:User {user_id: $anthrove_user_id})
 		MATCH (userNode)-[:FAV]->(favPost:AnthrovePost)
 		MATCH (sourceNode)-[:REFERENCE]->(favPost)
-		RETURN count(favPost) AS FavoritePostsCount
+		RETURN  count( DISTINCT favPost) AS FavoritePostsCount
 	`
 
 	params := map[string]any{