diff --git a/files/routes/front.py b/files/routes/front.py
index 02f736802..413e530ca 100644
--- a/files/routes/front.py
+++ b/files/routes/front.py
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ def frontlist(v=None, sort="hot", page=1, t="all", ids_only=True, filter_words='
 	if v and v.admin_level < PERMS['USER_SHADOWBAN']:
 		posts = posts.join(Post.author).filter(or_(User.id == v.id, User.shadowbanned == None))
 
+	total = posts.count()
+
 	posts = sort_objects(sort, posts, Post)
 
 	if v: size = v.frontsize or 0
@@ -180,13 +182,14 @@ def frontlist(v=None, sort="hot", page=1, t="all", ids_only=True, filter_words='
 
 	if SITE_NAME == 'WPD' and sort == "hot" and hole == None and not is_community:
 		size -= 3
-		posts1 = posts.filter(Post.hole.notin_(LIMITED_WPD_HOLES))
-		total = posts1.count()
-		posts1 = posts1.offset(size * (page - 1)).limit(size).all()
-		posts2 = posts.filter(Post.hole.in_(LIMITED_WPD_HOLES)).offset(3 * (page - 1)).limit(3).all()
-		posts = posts1 + posts2
+		posts1 = posts.filter(Post.hole.notin_(LIMITED_WPD_HOLES)).offset((size) * (page - 1)).limit(size).all()
+		if posts1:
+			posts2 = posts.filter(Post.hole.in_(LIMITED_WPD_HOLES)).offset(3 * (page - 1)).limit(3).all()
+			posts = posts1 + posts2
+		else:
+			elapsed_pages = posts.filter(Post.hole.notin_(LIMITED_WPD_HOLES)).count() / size
+			posts = posts.filter(Post.hole.in_(LIMITED_WPD_HOLES)).offset(3 * elapsed_pages + size * (page - 1 - elapsed_pages)).limit(size).all()
 	else:
-		total = posts.count()
 		posts = posts.offset(size * (page - 1)).limit(size).all()
 
 	if pins and page == 1 and not gt and not lt: