diff --git a/pelican/paginator.py b/pelican/paginator.py
index a2a452b9..89e081ca 100644
--- a/pelican/paginator.py
+++ b/pelican/paginator.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Paginator(object):
         "Returns the total number of pages."
         if self._num_pages is None:
             hits = max(1, self.count - self.orphans)
-            self._num_pages = int(ceil(hits / float(self.per_page)))
+            self._num_pages = int(ceil(hits / (float(self.per_page) or 1)))
         return self._num_pages
     num_pages = property(_get_num_pages)