diff --git a/app/controllers/learning_objects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/learning_objects_controller.rb
index c49c77a11407279d13a9e2aa8ac4addfd1e2e9e3..d7488a504fd84fea846998aa440f4a1e79532656 100644
--- a/app/controllers/learning_objects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/learning_objects_controller.rb
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class LearningObjectsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def increment_learning_object_views
-    View.create(viewable: @learning_object, user: current_user) if user_signed_in? && @learning_object.owner != current_user
+    View.create(viewable: @learning_object, user: current_user) if user_signed_in? && @learning_object.publisher != current_user
   end
 
   def success_redirect(learning_object)