diff --git a/C4/Auth.pm b/C4/Auth.pm
index 98c151e256..3f395044ad 100755
--- a/C4/Auth.pm
+++ b/C4/Auth.pm
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ sub checkauth {
 			($pubshelves, $totshelves) = GetRecentShelves(2, $row_count, undef);
 			$total->{'pubtotal'} = $totshelves;
 			$session->param('pubshelves', ${@$pubshelves}[0]);
-			$session->param('pubtotal', $total->{'pubtotal'});
+			$session->param('totshelves', $total);
 			C4::Context::set_shelves_userenv('pub',${@$pubshelves}[0]);
 			C4::Context::set_shelves_userenv('tot',$total);