diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
index b4e2ca68..8d736d62 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ sub begin :Private {
     $c->stash->{nixVersion} = $ENV{"NIX_RELEASE"} || "<devel>";    
     $c->stash->{curTime} = time;
 
-    if (scalar(@args) && $args[0] ne "static") {
+    if (scalar(@args) == 0 || $args[0] ne "static") {
 	$c->stash->{nrRunningBuilds} = $c->model('DB::BuildSchedulingInfo')->search({ busy => 1 }, {})->count();
 	$c->stash->{nrQueuedBuilds} = $c->model('DB::BuildSchedulingInfo')->count();
     }