diff --git a/C4/VirtualShelves/Page.pm b/C4/VirtualShelves/Page.pm
index 3c90afcee3..56518c2956 100644
--- a/C4/VirtualShelves/Page.pm
+++ b/C4/VirtualShelves/Page.pm
@@ -384,13 +384,13 @@ sub shelfpage {
                 }
                 my $contents;
                 ( $contents, $totshelves ) = GetShelfContents( $number, $shelveslimit, $shelvesoffset );
-                if ( my $count = scalar @$contents ) {
+                if ( $totshelves > 0 ) {
                     unless ( scalar grep { /^CONFIRM-$number$/ } $query->param() ) {
                         if ( defined $shelflist->{$number} ) {
-                            push( @paramsloop, { need_confirm => $shelflist->{$number}->{shelfname}, count => $count, single => ($count eq 1 ? 1:0) } );
+                            push( @paramsloop, { need_confirm => $shelflist->{$number}->{shelfname}, count => $totshelves, single => ($totshelves eq 1 ? 1:0) } );
                             $shelflist->{$number}->{confirm} = $number;
                         } else {
-                            push( @paramsloop, { need_confirm => $privshelflist->{$number}->{shelfname}, count => $count } );
+                            push( @paramsloop, { need_confirm => $privshelflist->{$number}->{shelfname}, count => $totshelves } );
                             $privshelflist->{$number}->{confirm} = $number;
                         }
                         $stay = 0;
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/virtualshelves/shelves.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/virtualshelves/shelves.tt
index 23d815ffc6..95505e8444 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/virtualshelves/shelves.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/virtualshelves/shelves.tt
@@ -234,7 +234,11 @@ function placeHold () {
         [% IF ( paramsloo.noshelfnumber ) %]<div class="dialog alert">ERROR: No list number given.</div>[% END %]
 		[% IF ( paramsloo.need_confirm ) %]
 		<div class="dialog alert">The list <i>[% paramsloo.need_confirm %]</i> is not empty.
-			<br />It has <b>[% paramsloo.count %]</b> entries.
+            [% IF ( paramsloo.single ) %]
+                <br />It has <b>[% paramsloo.count %]</b> entry.
+            [% ELSE %]
+                <br />It has <b>[% paramsloo.count %]</b> entries.
+            [% END %]
 			<br />Use the "Confirm" button below to confirm deletion.
 		</div>
 		[% END %]