diff --git a/classes/doi/Repository.php b/classes/doi/Repository.php
index 706fc029993..1231424d211 100644
--- a/classes/doi/Repository.php
+++ b/classes/doi/Repository.php
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public function isAssigned(int $doiId, string $pubObjectType): bool
             return Repo::submissionFile()
                 ->getCollector()
                 ->getQueryBuilder()
-                ->safeCount();
+                ->getCountForPagination();
         };
 
         $isAssigned = match ($pubObjectType) {