diff --git a/ext/sourcepawn-client/Facti13BackendIntegration.sp b/ext/sourcepawn-client/Facti13BackendIntegration.sp
index dec1c8b..f7a82f1 100644
--- a/ext/sourcepawn-client/Facti13BackendIntegration.sp
+++ b/ext/sourcepawn-client/Facti13BackendIntegration.sp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ stock void ProcessUpdateStatus() {
     JSON_Object payload = new JSON_Object();
     payload.SetBool("status", true);
 
-    payload.SetInt("player_count", GetClientCount(true));
+    int player_count = 0;
     payload.SetInt("max_players", MaxClients);
 
     char map_name[128];
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ stock void ProcessUpdateStatus() {
 
     for(int client = 0; client <= MaxClients; client++) {
         if (IsValidClient(client)) {
+            player_count++;
             JSON_Object player = new JSON_Object();
             /* Name */
             char name[64];
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ stock void ProcessUpdateStatus() {
     }
 
     payload.SetObject("players", players);
+    payload.SetInt("player_count", player_count);
 
     //int payload_size = 1024*8;
     char payload_str[1024*8];
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ stock JSONObject createPayload() {
     JSONObject payload = new JSONObject();
     payload.SetBool("status", true);
 
-    payload.SetInt("player_count", GetClientCount(true));
+    int player_count = 0;
     payload.SetInt("max_players", MaxClients);
 
     char map_name[128];
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ stock JSONObject createPayload() {
 
     for(int client = 0; client <= MaxClients; client++) {
         if (IsValidClient(client)) {
+            player_count++;
             JSONObject player = new JSONObject();
             /* Name */
             char name[64];
@@ -260,6 +263,7 @@ stock JSONObject createPayload() {
     }
 
     payload.Set("players", players);
+    payload.SetInt("player_count", player_count);
     return payload;
 }