diff --git a/files/routes/static.py b/files/routes/static.py
index 381800048..d9c7ae1d4 100644
--- a/files/routes/static.py
+++ b/files/routes/static.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def participation_stats(v):
 			"private_users": g.db.query(User).filter_by(is_private=True).count(),
 			"banned_users": g.db.query(User).filter(User.is_banned > 0).count(),
 			"verified_email_users": g.db.query(User).filter_by(is_activated=True).count(),
-			"total_coins": g.db.query(User.coins).sum(),
+			"total_coins": g.db.query(func.sum(User.coins)),
 			"signups_last_24h": g.db.query(User).filter(User.created_utc > day).count(),
 			"total_posts": g.db.query(Submission).count(),
 			"posting_users": g.db.query(Submission.author_id).distinct().count(),