diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/ProcessService.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/ProcessService.java
index 2163414941c..2ee99520fca 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/ProcessService.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/ProcessService.java
@@ -1782,7 +1782,8 @@ private List<PropertyDTO> filterForCorrectionSolutionMessages(List<PropertyDTO>
      * @return amount as Long
      */
     public Long findNumberOfProcessesWithTitle(String title) throws DataException {
-        return count(createSimpleQuery(ProcessTypeField.TITLE.getKey(), title, true, Operator.AND));
+        return countDocumentsAcrossProjects(createSimpleQuery(ProcessTypeField.TITLE.getKey(), title, true,
+                Operator.AND));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/base/ProjectSearchService.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/base/ProjectSearchService.java
index 87d2488f514..5392cf687af 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/base/ProjectSearchService.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/base/ProjectSearchService.java
@@ -106,4 +106,15 @@ public List<S> findByQueryInAllProjects(QueryBuilder query, boolean related) thr
     public Long countDocuments(QueryBuilder query) throws DataException {
         return super.countDocuments(queryForProjects(query));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute a count query without filtering
+     * for projects of the current user.
+     * @param query
+     *            as QueryBuilder object
+     * @return amount of objects according to given query or 0 if query is null
+     */
+    public Long countDocumentsAcrossProjects(QueryBuilder query) throws DataException {
+        return super.countDocuments(query);
+    }
 }