diff --git a/src/Controller/APIController.php b/src/Controller/APIController.php
index eade6ce1..bbd4d00f 100644
--- a/src/Controller/APIController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/APIController.php
@@ -3556,8 +3556,6 @@ class APIController extends Controller implements LoggedController
 
         $ongoing_jos = $this->getOngoingJobOrders($cust);
 
-        error_log('ongoing jos ' . count($ongoing_jos));
-
         // initialize data
         $jo_data = [];
         foreach ($ongoing_jos as $jo)
@@ -3574,6 +3572,34 @@ class APIController extends Controller implements LoggedController
         return $res->getReturnResponse();
     }
 
+    public function getOngoingJobOrderCount(Request $req)
+    {
+        $required_params = [];
+        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
+        $res = $this->checkParamsAndKey($req, $em, $required_params);
+        if ($res->isError())
+            return $res->getReturnResponse();
+
+        // get customer
+        $cust = $this->session->getCustomer();
+        if ($cust == null)
+        {
+            $res->setError(true)
+                ->setErrorMessage('No customer information found');
+            return $res->getReturnResponse();
+        }
+
+        $ongoing_jos = $this->getOngoingJobOrders($cust);
+
+        $data = [
+            'ongoing_job_order_count' => count($ongoing_jos),
+        ];
+
+        $res->setData($data);
+
+        return $res->getReturnResponse();
+    }
+
     protected function updateWarranty($res, $em, $rt, $trans, $req, $serial, $inv_filename = null, $wcard_filename = null,
                                       $logger, $log_data, $user_id, $action, $source)
     {