diff --git a/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
index 5c7e8dfc3..279975c77 100644
--- a/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ class CoursesController < ApplicationController
        @org_count = @orgs_not_in_course.count
      else
        course_org_ids = "(" + course_org_ids.join(',') +  ")"
-       @orgs_not_in_course =  User.current.organizations.where("id not in #{course_org_ids} and name like ?", condition).page((params[:page].to_i || 1)).per(limit)
-       @org_count =  @orgs_not_in_course.count
+       @orgs_not_in_course =  User.current.organizations.where("organizations.id not in #{course_org_ids} and organizations.name like ?", condition).page((params[:page].to_i || 1)).per(limit)
+       @org_count = @orgs_not_in_course.empty? ? 0 : @orgs_not_in_course.count
      end
      @course_count = Project.course_entities.visible.like(params[:name]).page(params[:page]).count
     @orgs_page = Paginator.new @org_count, limit,params[:page]