diff --git a/src/ssb.rpc.c b/src/ssb.rpc.c
index 93fd56f0..a08e32fb 100644
--- a/src/ssb.rpc.c
+++ b/src/ssb.rpc.c
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ static int64_t _get_global_setting_int64(tf_ssb_t* ssb, const char* name, int64_
 	{
 		if (sqlite3_bind_text(statement, 1, name, -1, NULL) == SQLITE_OK)
 		{
-			if (sqlite3_step(statement) == SQLITE_ROW)
+			if (sqlite3_step(statement) == SQLITE_ROW &&
+				sqlite3_column_type(statement, 0) != SQLITE_NULL)
 			{
 				result = sqlite3_column_int64(statement, 0);
 			}