diff --git a/app/controllers/recurring_todos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/recurring_todos_controller.rb
index 1dbeaef5..05ab6878 100644
--- a/app/controllers/recurring_todos_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/recurring_todos_controller.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class RecurringTodosController < ApplicationController
     @recurring_todos = current_user.recurring_todos.active.includes(:tags, :taggings)
     @completed_recurring_todos = current_user.recurring_todos.completed.limit(10).includes(:tags, :taggings)
 
-    @no_recurring_todos = @recurring_todos.count == 0
-    @no_completed_recurring_todos = @completed_recurring_todos.count == 0
+    @no_recurring_todos = @recurring_todos.exists?
+    @no_completed_recurring_todos = @completed_recurring_todos.exists?
     @count = @recurring_todos.count
 
     @new_recurring_todo = RecurringTodo.new