diff --git a/app/serializers/api/admin/variant_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/api/admin/variant_serializer.rb
index bffd5b8168..1be17e1c19 100644
--- a/app/serializers/api/admin/variant_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/api/admin/variant_serializer.rb
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ module Api
     class VariantSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
       attributes :id, :name, :producer_name, :image, :sku, :import_date,
                  :options_text, :unit_value, :unit_description, :unit_to_display,
-                 :display_as, :display_name, :name_to_display,
+                 :display_as, :display_name, :name_to_display, :variant_overrides_count,
                  :price, :on_demand, :on_hand, :in_stock, :stock_location_id, :stock_location_name
 
-      has_many :variant_overrides
-
       def name
         if object.full_name.present?
           "#{object.name} - #{object.full_name}"
@@ -55,6 +53,10 @@ module Api
 
         object.stock_items.first.stock_location.name
       end
+
+      def variant_overrides_count
+        object.variant_overrides.count
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/spree/admin/products/index/_products_variant.html.haml b/app/views/spree/admin/products/index/_products_variant.html.haml
index 584e9f3610..61db4e0ea7 100644
--- a/app/views/spree/admin/products/index/_products_variant.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/spree/admin/products/index/_products_variant.html.haml
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
   %td.actions
     %a{ 'ng-click' => 'editWarn(product,variant)', :class => "edit-variant icon-edit no-text", 'ng-show' => "variantSaved(variant)", 'ofn-with-tip' => t(:edit)  }
   %td.actions
-    %span.icon-warning-sign{ 'ng-if' => 'variant.variant_overrides', 'ofn-with-tip' => "{{ 'spree.admin.products.index.products_variant.variant_has_n_overrides' | t:{n: variant.variant_overrides.length} }}" }
+    %span.icon-warning-sign{ 'ng-if' => 'variant.variant_overrides_count > 0', 'ofn-with-tip' => "{{ 'spree.admin.products.index.products_variant.variant_has_n_overrides' | t:{n: variant.variant_overrides_count} }}" }
   %td.actions
     %a{ 'ng-click' => 'deleteVariant(product,variant)', "ng-class" => '{disabled: product.variants.length < 2}', :class => "delete-variant icon-trash no-text", 'ofn-with-tip' => t(:remove)  }