diff --git a/templates/course.html b/templates/course.html
index d06c17ad4fa9db7568e3f7e2a494be230986bf91..aade34a2c0ebf3d3ef0587471ffcc8f44c4f2f1c 100644
--- a/templates/course.html
+++ b/templates/course.html
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ $.ajax({
 		for (var i=0; i<counter.length; i++) {
 			$(counter[i]).text(dates[$(counter[i]).data("lecturedate")]);
 		}
+		var counter = $(".viewcounter");
+		for (var i=0; i<counter.length; i++) {
+			if ($(counter[i]).text() == "loading...") {
+				$(counter[i]).text("0");
+			}
+		}
 	}
 });
 </script>