diff --git a/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
index 13b39d6..3763fb0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
@@ -342,9 +342,9 @@ class AnnouncementsController < ApplicationController
     OrbitHelper.set_current_widget_module("announcement")
     OrbitHelper.set_params(params,current_user)
     Bulletin.remove_expired_status
-    sorted,total_pages = get_sorted_annc
     OrbitHelper.set_page_number(params[:page_no].to_i)
     OrbitHelper.set_page_data_count((params[:data_count].blank? ? 10 : params[:data_count].to_i))
+    sorted,total_pages = get_sorted_annc
     anns = sorted.collect do |a|
       if a["source-site"].blank?
         statuses = a.statuses_with_classname.collect do |status|
diff --git a/app/helpers/announcements_helper.rb b/app/helpers/announcements_helper.rb
index 5d898bc..276d03b 100644
--- a/app/helpers/announcements_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/announcements_helper.rb
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ module AnnouncementsHelper
             end
             html = render_link_to_edit(html, data["url_to_edit"]) if !data["url_to_edit"].nil?
             total_pages = data['total_pages'].to_i rescue 1
-            if @show_page == false
+            if @show_page == "false"
               html = html.gsub("{{pagination_goes_here}}","")
             else
               if total_pages > 1