diff --git a/djangoldp_polls/views.py b/djangoldp_polls/views.py
index 52025150fa4fdaf9f8a0f7ffecd16ee6ac3168f7..52d91f689280b7b27c787699fa3be4e4a0a4bb24 100644
--- a/djangoldp_polls/views.py
+++ b/djangoldp_polls/views.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class TotalVotes(APIView) :
 		#calcute the number of votes per choice
 		for choice in vote.chosenOption.userVote.all():
 			#get the number of voter per option and count them
-		     total_votes = votes.filter(name=choice).count()
+		     total_votes = votes.filter(userVote=choice).count()
 		     choices.append((choice.name, total_votes))
 		# return response with choices in content