diff --git a/src/db_postgres.nim b/src/db_postgres.nim
index 45cd38daa3..4b156b79f7 100644
--- a/src/db_postgres.nim
+++ b/src/db_postgres.nim
@@ -396,7 +396,8 @@ proc getRow*(db: DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
   var res = setupQuery(db, query, args)
   var L = pqnfields(res)
   result = newRow(L)
-  setRow(res, result, 0, L)
+  if pqntuples(res) > 0:
+    setRow(res, result, 0, L)
   pqclear(res)
 
 proc getRow*(db: DbConn, stmtName: SqlPrepared,
@@ -404,7 +405,8 @@ proc getRow*(db: DbConn, stmtName: SqlPrepared,
   var res = setupQuery(db, stmtName, args)
   var L = pqNfields(res)
   result = newRow(L)
-  setRow(res, result, 0, L)
+  if pqntuples(res) > 0:
+    setRow(res, result, 0, L)
   pqClear(res)
 
 proc getAllRows*(db: DbConn, query: SqlQuery,