diff --git a/pylast/__init__.py b/pylast/__init__.py
index 3d1a219..1db3d88 100644
--- a/pylast/__init__.py
+++ b/pylast/__init__.py
@@ -2483,7 +2483,7 @@ class _Search(_BaseObject):
 
         doc = self._request(self._ws_prefix + ".search", True)
 
-        return _extract(doc, "opensearch:totalResults")
+        return _extract(doc, "totalResults")
 
     def _retrieve_page(self, page_index):
         """Returns the node of matches to be processed"""
diff --git a/tests/test_pylast_network.py b/tests/test_pylast_network.py
index 733a80e..2906b92 100755
--- a/tests/test_pylast_network.py
+++ b/tests/test_pylast_network.py
@@ -339,6 +339,18 @@ class TestPyLastNetwork(PyLastTestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(results, list)
         self.assertIsInstance(results[0], pylast.Track)
 
+    def test_search_get_total_result_count(self):
+        # Arrange
+        artist = "Nirvana"
+        track = "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
+        search = self.network.search_for_track(artist, track)
+
+        # Act
+        total = search.get_total_result_count()
+
+        # Assert
+        self.assertGreater(int(total), 10000)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main(failfast=True)