diff --git a/lib/jsonld_serializers.js b/lib/jsonld_serializers.js
index 5517223b..de4c759a 100644
--- a/lib/jsonld_serializers.js
+++ b/lib/jsonld_serializers.js
@@ -401,7 +401,8 @@ class ResourceResultsSerializer extends SearchResultsSerializer {
 
   static serialize (resp, opts) {
     const results = resp.hits.hits.map((h) => ({ score: h._score, record: ResourceSerializer.serialize(h._source) }))
-    opts = Object.assign({ extraRootProperties: { totalResults: resp.hits.total?.value || resp.hits.total } }, opts)
+    const totalResults = typeof resp.hits.total?.value === 'number' ? resp.hits.total.value : resp.hits.total
+    opts = Object.assign({ extraRootProperties: { totalResults } }, opts)
     return (new ResourceResultsSerializer(results, opts)).format()
   }
 }