diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/AssetCountForSidebar.php b/app/Http/Middleware/AssetCountForSidebar.php
index 92c8152ef4..636c04713d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/AssetCountForSidebar.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/AssetCountForSidebar.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class AssetCountForSidebar
         try {
             $total_assets = Asset::count();
             if ($settings->show_archived_in_list != '1') {
-                $total_assets = Asset::Archived()->count();
+                $total_assets -= Asset::Archived()->count();
             }
             view()->share('total_assets', $total_assets);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {