diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index f98ac793..a5694db6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     if todos_parent.nil?
       count = 0
     elsif (todos_parent.is_a?(Project) && todos_parent.hidden?)
-      count = eval "@project_project_hidden_todo_counts[#{todos_parent.id}]"
+      count = @project_project_hidden_todo_counts[todos_parent.id]
     else
       count = eval "@#{todos_parent.class.to_s.downcase}_not_done_counts[#{todos_parent.id}]"
     end