diff --git a/store/sqlstore/post_store.go b/store/sqlstore/post_store.go
index 1a71553fee..501d40a3dd 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/post_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/post_store.go
@@ -2988,7 +2988,7 @@ func (s *SqlPostStore) GetTopDMsForUserSince(userID string, since int64, offset
 			sq.Eq{
 				"p.DeleteAt": 0,
 			},
-		}).GroupBy("vch.id")
+		}).GroupBy("vch.id", "vch.TotalMsgCount")
 
 	topDMsBuilder = topDMsBuilder.OrderBy("MessageCount DESC").Limit(uint64(limit)).Offset(uint64(offset))