diff --git a/src/core/settings/providers/helper.ts b/src/core/settings/providers/helper.ts
index b61b0a79d..9d4769bfe 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/providers/helper.ts
+++ b/src/core/settings/providers/helper.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export class CoreSettingsHelper {
         let totalEntries = 0;
 
         await Promise.all(clearTables.map(async (name) =>
-            totalEntries += await site.getDb().countRecords(name)
+            totalEntries = await site.getDb().countRecords(name) + totalEntries
         ));
 
         return totalEntries;