diff --git a/components/home/HomeItem.bs b/components/home/HomeItem.bs
index 6be223fb8..0304fcafe 100644
--- a/components/home/HomeItem.bs
+++ b/components/home/HomeItem.bs
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ sub itemContentChanged()
 
         if LCase(itemData.type) = "series"
             if isValid(localGlobal) and isValid(localGlobal.session) and isValid(localGlobal.session.user) and isValid(localGlobal.session.user.settings)
-                if not localGlobal.session.user.settings["ui.tvshows.disableUnwatchedEpisodeCount"]
+                unwatchedEpisodeCountSetting = localGlobal.session.user.settings["ui.tvshows.disableUnwatchedEpisodeCount"]
+                if isValid(unwatchedEpisodeCountSetting) and not unwatchedEpisodeCountSetting
                     if isValid(itemData.json.UserData) and isValid(itemData.json.UserData.UnplayedItemCount)
                         if itemData.json.UserData.UnplayedItemCount > 0
                             if isValid(m.unplayedCount) then m.unplayedCount.visible = true