diff --git a/public/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js b/public/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js
index dfb67d12fb..01edc645a9 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ habitrpg.controller("InventoryCtrl", ['$rootScope', '$scope', 'User', 'API_URL',
     var countStacks = function(items) { return _.reduce(items,function(m,v){return m+v;},0);}
 
     $scope.$watch('user.items.pets', function(pets){ 
-      window.habitrpgShared.helpers.countPets($rootScope.countExists(pets), User.user.items.pets); 
+      $scope.petCount = window.habitrpgShared.helpers.countPets($rootScope.countExists(pets), User.user.items.pets);
     }, true);
     $scope.$watch('user.items.mounts', function(mounts){ $scope.mountCount = $rootScope.countExists(mounts); }, true);
     $scope.$watch('user.items.eggs', function(eggs){ $scope.eggCount = countStacks(eggs); }, true);
diff --git a/src/models/user.js b/src/models/user.js
index 402dddf34f..be5af289c7 100644
--- a/src/models/user.js
+++ b/src/models/user.js
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ UserSchema.pre('save', function(next) {
       'Anonymous';
   }
 
-  var petCount = _.reduce(this.items.pets,function(m,v){return m+(v ? 1 : 0);},0);
+  var petCount = helpers.countPets(_.reduce(this.items.pets,function(m,v){return m+(v?1:0)},0), this.items.pets);
   this.achievements.beastMaster = petCount >= 90;
 
   //our own version incrementer