diff --git a/ghost/members-api/lib/repositories/EventRepository.js b/ghost/members-api/lib/repositories/EventRepository.js
index a44541b50c..7bf1f8fc10 100644
--- a/ghost/members-api/lib/repositories/EventRepository.js
+++ b/ghost/members-api/lib/repositories/EventRepository.js
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ module.exports = class EventRepository {
             ...options,
             withRelated: ['member'],
             filter: 'custom:true',
+            useBasicCount: true,
             mongoTransformer: chainTransformers(
                 // First set the filter manually
                 replaceCustomFilterTransformer(filter),