diff --git a/argos/server/queries.py b/argos/server/queries.py
index eb42b4f..aa3b863 100644
--- a/argos/server/queries.py
+++ b/argos/server/queries.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ async def get_severity_counts(db: Session) -> dict:
     counts_dict = dict(task_counts_by_severity)
     for key in ("ok", "warning", "critical"):
         counts_dict.setdefault(key, 0)
-    return task_counts_by_severity
+    return counts_dict
 
 
 async def remove_old_results(db: Session, max_results: int):