diff --git a/source/development/pagination/example.php b/source/development/pagination/example.php
index bfcac41eb..6ed1e68ef 100644
--- a/source/development/pagination/example.php
+++ b/source/development/pagination/example.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ItemController extends Controller {
         $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
         // first, get the number of total item are available
         $total = $em
-             ->createQuery("COUNT (item.id) FROM ChillMyBundle:Item item")
+             ->createQuery("SELECT COUNT (item.id) FROM ChillMyBundle:Item item")
              ->getSingleScalarResult();
        
         // get the PaginatorFactory