diff --git a/server/src/services/album.service.ts b/server/src/services/album.service.ts
index d456522021..dd12e31892 100644
--- a/server/src/services/album.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/album.service.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ export class AlbumService extends BaseService {
     const album = await this.findOrFail(id, { withAssets });
     const [albumMetadataForIds] = await this.albumRepository.getMetadataForIds([album.id]);
 
-    // Determine if the album is shared (shared users or shared link)
     const hasSharedUsers = album.albumUsers && album.albumUsers.length > 0;
     const hasSharedLink = album.sharedLinks && album.sharedLinks.length > 0;
     const isShared = hasSharedUsers || hasSharedLink;
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ export class AlbumService extends BaseService {
       endDate: albumMetadataForIds?.endDate ?? undefined,
       assetCount: albumMetadataForIds?.assetCount ?? 0,
       lastModifiedAssetTimestamp: albumMetadataForIds?.lastModifiedAssetTimestamp ?? undefined,
-      // Fetch contributor counts only for shared albums
       contributorCounts: isShared ? await this.albumRepository.getContributorCounts(album.id) : undefined,
     };
   }
diff --git a/web/src/lib/modals/AlbumUsersModal.svelte b/web/src/lib/modals/AlbumUsersModal.svelte
index d87f9ee52d..7dd7442249 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/modals/AlbumUsersModal.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/modals/AlbumUsersModal.svelte
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@
   let isOwned = $derived(currentUser?.id == album.ownerId);
 
   // Build a map of contributor counts by user id; avoid casts/derived
-  const contributorMap: Record<string, number> = Object.fromEntries(
-    (album.contributorCounts ?? []).map(({ userId, assetCount }) => [userId, assetCount]),
-  );
-  const getCount = (userId: string) => contributorMap[userId] ?? 0;
+  const contributorCounts: Record<string, number> = {};
+  if (album.contributorCounts) {
+    for (const { userId, assetCount } of album.contributorCounts) {
+      contributorCounts[userId] = assetCount;
+    }
+  }
 
   onMount(async () => {
     try {
@@ -117,9 +119,9 @@
                 {:else}
                   {$t('role_editor')}
                 {/if}
-                {#if getCount(user.id) > 0}
+                {#if user.id in contributorCounts}
                   <span>-</span>
-                  {$t('items_count', { values: { count: getCount(user.id) } })}
+                  {$t('items_count', { values: { count: contributorCounts[user.id] } })}
                 {/if}
               </Text>
             </div>