diff --git a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
index 4c43812..4b8c7f1 100644
--- a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
+++ b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
@@ -2843,21 +2843,22 @@ public class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
                                     externalMatchedCount = matchedTracks.Count(t => t.MatchedSong != null && !t.MatchedSong.IsLocal);
                                 }
                                 
-                                // Total available tracks = what's actually in Jellyfin (local + external matched)
-                                // This is what clients should see as the track count
-                                var totalAvailableCount = localTracksCount;
+                                // Total available tracks = local tracks in Jellyfin + external matched tracks
+                                // This represents what users will actually hear when playing the playlist
+                                var totalAvailableCount = localTracksCount + externalMatchedCount;
                                 
                                 if (totalAvailableCount > 0)
                                 {
                                     // Update ChildCount to show actual available tracks
                                     itemDict["ChildCount"] = totalAvailableCount;
                                     modified = true;
-                                    _logger.LogInformation("✓ Updated ChildCount for Spotify playlist {Name} to {Total} (actual tracks in Jellyfin)", 
-                                        playlistName, totalAvailableCount);
+                                    _logger.LogInformation("✓ Updated ChildCount for Spotify playlist {Name} to {Total} ({Local} local + {External} external)", 
+                                        playlistName, totalAvailableCount, localTracksCount, externalMatchedCount);
                                 }
                                 else
                                 {
-                                    _logger.LogWarning("No tracks found in Jellyfin for {Name}", playlistName);
+                                    _logger.LogWarning("No tracks found for {Name} ({Local} local + {External} external = {Total} total)", 
+                                        playlistName, localTracksCount, externalMatchedCount, totalAvailableCount);
                                 }
                             }
                         }