diff --git a/app/models/refinery/blog/category.rb b/app/models/refinery/blog/category.rb
index 6deb5c5..2935c89 100644
--- a/app/models/refinery/blog/category.rb
+++ b/app/models/refinery/blog/category.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module Refinery
       attr_accessible :title
 
       def post_count
-        posts.select(&:live?).count
+        posts.live.count
       end
 
       # how many items to show per page