diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_project_menu.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_project_menu.html.haml
index 06b16fd..54cfd2b 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_project_menu.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_project_menu.html.haml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     - if @project.merge_requests_enabled
       = link_to project_merge_requests_path(@project), :class => (controller.controller_name == "merge_requests") ? "current" : nil do
         Merge Requests
-        %span.count= @project.issues.opened.count
+        %span.count= @project.merge_requests.opened.count
 
     - if @project.wall_enabled
       = link_to wall_project_path(@project), :class => current_page?(:controller => "projects", :action => "wall", :id => @project) ? "current" : nil do
--
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