diff --git a/api-changes-1.1.1/CHANGES b/api-changes-1.1.1/CHANGES
index 853ee63..eaf72f2 100644
--- a/api-changes-1.1.1/CHANGES
+++ b/api-changes-1.1.1/CHANGES
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  
  * lib/apiaction.php          
  
-    - add urls to larger avatars
+    - add urls to larger avatars and groupcount field
      
         ~LINE 213        
                         $avatar = $profile->getAvatar(AVATAR_STREAM_SIZE);
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@
                         $avatar = $profile->getOriginalAvatar();
                         $twitter_user['profile_image_url_original'] = ($avatar) ? $avatar->displayUrl() :
                             Avatar::defaultImage(AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE); 
-                        $groups = $profile->getGroups();
-                        $groups_count = 0; while($groups->fetch()) $groups_count++;
-                        $twitter_user['groups_count'] = $groups_count;   
+
+                        $twitter_user['groups_count'] = $profile->getGroups(0, null)->N;        
 
 
     - add the uri-field
diff --git a/api-changes-1.1.1/lib/apiaction.php b/api-changes-1.1.1/lib/apiaction.php
index 350441b..06c057f 100644
--- a/api-changes-1.1.1/lib/apiaction.php
+++ b/api-changes-1.1.1/lib/apiaction.php
@@ -220,9 +220,7 @@ class ApiAction extends Action
 		$twitter_user['profile_image_url_original'] = ($avatar) ? $avatar->displayUrl() :
 		    Avatar::defaultImage(AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE); 
 
-		$groups = $profile->getGroups();
-		$groups_count = 0; while($groups->fetch()) $groups_count++;
-        $twitter_user['groups_count'] = $groups_count;        
+        $twitter_user['groups_count'] = $profile->getGroups(0, null)->N;        
 
         $twitter_user['url'] = ($profile->homepage) ? $profile->homepage : null;
         $twitter_user['protected'] = (!empty($user) && $user->private_stream) ? true : false;