diff --git a/app/models/plan.rb b/app/models/plan.rb
index 2561373..5c97fb2 100644
--- a/app/models/plan.rb
+++ b/app/models/plan.rb
@@ -642,10 +642,7 @@
   ##
   # returns the shared roles of a plan, excluding the creator
   def shared
-    role_values = Role.access_values_for(:commenter)
-                      .concat(Role.access_values_for(:editor))
-                      .concat(Role.access_values_for(:administrator)).uniq! - Role.access_values_for(:creator)
-    Role.where(plan: self, access: role_values)
+    role_values = Role.where(plan: self).where(Role.not_creator_condition).any? 
   end
 
   ##
diff --git a/app/views/paginable/plans/_privately_visible.html.erb b/app/views/paginable/plans/_privately_visible.html.erb
index 2ff6bcf..1deafb2 100644
--- a/app/views/paginable/plans/_privately_visible.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/paginable/plans/_privately_visible.html.erb
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
                   <%= plan.visibility === 'is_test' ? _('N/A') : raw(display_visibility(plan.visibility)) %>
                 </td>
                 <td>
-                  <% unless plan.shared.empty? %>
-                    <%= _("Yes(#{plan.shared.length})") %>
+                  <% if plan.shared %>
+                    <%= _("Yes") %>
                   <% else %>
                     <%= _('No') %>
                   <% end  %>
diff --git a/test/unit/plan_test.rb b/test/unit/plan_test.rb
index d825435..d092536 100644
--- a/test/unit/plan_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plan_test.rb
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@
     Role.create(user: User.first, plan: plan, access: 14)
     Role.create(user: User.last, plan: plan, access: 8)
     # assert that the plan is shared with above roles and doesnt include owner
-    assert_equal(plan.shared.length, 2)
-    assert_equal(plan.roles.count, 3)
+    assert_equal(plan.shared, true)
   end
 
   # ---------------------------------------------------