diff --git a/lib/tasks/fixity_check.rake b/lib/tasks/fixity_check.rake
index 5166fe785..640515fb4 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/fixity_check.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/fixity_check.rake
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ namespace :scholars_archive do
     latest_file = ChecksumAuditLog.where("updated_at >= ?", start_time)
     file_checked = latest_file.count
     file_passed = latest_file.where("passed = true").count
-    file_failed = latest_file.where("passed = false").count
 
     # QUERY #2: Get all the ids that failed via checking with fixity
     failed_arr += latest_file.where("passed = false").map(&:file_set_id)
 
+    # DATA: Count the failed in the array instead of query
+    file_failed = failed_arr.count
+
     # APPEND: Display an outro message saying Fixity is done checking
     Rails.logger.info "\n[COMPLETE] All fixity checks complete!\n"