diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index 01c3c0508..f6b7ec335 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ function parse_counters(reply, scheduled_call) {
 		for (var l = 0; l < elems.length; l++) {
 
 			var id = elems[l].id
-			var is_cat = elems[l].cat;
+			var kind = elems[l].kind;
 			var ctr = parseInt(elems[l].counter)
 			var error = elems[l].error;
 			var has_img = elems[l].has_img;
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ function parse_counters(reply, scheduled_call) {
 				continue;
 			}
 	
-			if (is_cat) {
+			if (kind && kind == "cat") {
 				var catctr = $("FCATCTR-" + id);
 				if (catctr) {
 					catctr.innerHTML = "(" + ctr + ")";
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index e39a04ca4..be3937642 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -2476,7 +2476,7 @@
 
 		/* Labels category */
 
-		$cv = array("id" => -2, "cat" => true,
+		$cv = array("id" => -2, "kind" => "cat",
 			"counter" => getCategoryUnread($link, -2));
 
 		array_push($ret_arr, $cv);
@@ -2491,7 +2491,7 @@
 		while ($line = db_fetch_assoc($result)) {
 			$line["cat_id"] = (int) $line["cat_id"];
 
-			$cv = array("id" => $line["cat_id"], "cat" => true,
+			$cv = array("id" => $line["cat_id"], "kind" => "cat",
 				"counter" => $line["unread"]);
 
 			array_push($ret_arr, $cv);
@@ -2792,7 +2792,7 @@
 			$tag = htmlspecialchars($tag);
 
 			$cv = array("id" => $tag,
-				"tag" => true,
+				"kind" => "tag",
 				"counter" => $unread);
 
 			array_push($ret_arr, $cv);