diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
index 52bdfad0b..a5fdfe7e4 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
@@ -665,7 +665,10 @@ export const typeaheadSearchResolver = authorized<
 })
 
 export const updatesSinceResolver = authorized<
-  Merge<UpdatesSinceSuccess, { edges: Array<PartialSearchItemEdge> }>,
+  Merge<
+    UpdatesSinceSuccess,
+    { edges: Array<PartialSearchItemEdge>; pageInfo: PartialPageInfo }
+  >,
   UpdatesSinceError,
   QueryUpdatesSinceArgs
 >(async (_obj, { since, first, after, sort: sortParams, folder }, { uid }) => {
@@ -683,16 +686,15 @@ export const updatesSinceResolver = authorized<
     folder ? ' in:' + folder : ''
   } sort:${sort.by}-${sort.order}`
 
-  const libraryItems = await searchLibraryItems(
-    {
-      from: Number(startCursor),
-      size: size + 1, // fetch one more item to get next cursor
-      includeDeleted: true,
-      query,
-      includeContent: true, // by default include content for offline use for now
-    },
-    uid
-  )
+  const searchLibraryItemArgs = {
+    from: Number(startCursor),
+    size: size + 1, // fetch one more item to get next cursor
+    includeDeleted: true,
+    query,
+    includeContent: true, // by default include content for offline use for now
+  }
+
+  const libraryItems = await searchLibraryItems(searchLibraryItemArgs, uid)
 
   const start =
     startCursor && !isNaN(Number(startCursor)) ? Number(startCursor) : 0
@@ -722,6 +724,7 @@ export const updatesSinceResolver = authorized<
       startCursor,
       hasNextPage,
       endCursor,
+      searchLibraryItemArgs,
     },
   }
 })
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
index f38352c82..485187ecf 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
@@ -28,11 +28,17 @@ import {
   PageType,
   User,
 } from '../generated/graphql'
+import { redisDataSource } from '../redis_data_source'
 import { getAISummary } from '../services/ai-summaries'
 import { findUserFeatures } from '../services/features'
 import { countLibraryItems } from '../services/library_item'
 import { Merge } from '../util'
-import { isBase64Image, validatedDate, wordsCount } from '../utils/helpers'
+import {
+  isBase64Image,
+  stringToHash,
+  validatedDate,
+  wordsCount,
+} from '../utils/helpers'
 import { createImageProxyUrl } from '../utils/imageproxy'
 import { contentConverter } from '../utils/parser'
 import {
@@ -599,7 +605,20 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
       if (pageInfo.totalCount) return pageInfo.totalCount
 
       if (pageInfo.searchLibraryItemArgs && ctx.claims) {
-        return countLibraryItems(pageInfo.searchLibraryItemArgs, ctx.claims.uid)
+        const args = pageInfo.searchLibraryItemArgs
+        const userId = ctx.claims.uid
+        // hash the arguments to create a unique cache key
+        const argsHash = stringToHash(JSON.stringify(args))
+        const cacheKey = `countLibraryItems:${userId}:${argsHash}`
+        const cachedCount = await redisDataSource.redisClient?.get(cacheKey)
+        if (cachedCount) {
+          return parseInt(cachedCount, 10)
+        }
+
+        const count = await countLibraryItems(args, userId)
+
+        await redisDataSource.redisClient?.set(cacheKey, count, 'EX', 600)
+        return count
       }
 
       return 0
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
index 8c6b46a9d..5fa422103 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import { logger } from '../utils/logger'
 import { parseSearchQuery } from '../utils/search'
 import { HighlightEvent } from './highlights'
 import { addLabelsToLibraryItem, LabelEvent } from './labels'
-import { stringToHash } from '../utils/helpers'
 
 const columnsToDelete = [
   'user',
@@ -705,24 +704,13 @@ export const createSearchQueryBuilder = (
 }
 
 export const countLibraryItems = async (args: SearchArgs, userId: string) => {
-  // hash the arguments to create a unique cache key
-  const argsHash = stringToHash(JSON.stringify(args))
-  const cacheKey = `countLibraryItems:${userId}:${argsHash}`
-  const cachedCount = await redisDataSource.redisClient?.get(cacheKey)
-  if (cachedCount) {
-    return parseInt(cachedCount, 10)
-  }
-
-  const count = await authTrx(
+  return authTrx(
     async (tx) => createSearchQueryBuilder(args, userId, tx).getCount(),
     {
       uid: userId,
       replicationMode: 'replica',
     }
   )
-
-  await redisDataSource.redisClient?.set(cacheKey, count, 'EX', 600)
-  return count
 }
 
 export const searchLibraryItems = async (