diff --git a/ActiveQuery.php b/ActiveQuery.php
index 552165d..f1839a4 100644
--- a/ActiveQuery.php
+++ b/ActiveQuery.php
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ class ActiveQuery extends QueryTrait implements ISqlBuilder
      */
     public function count(): int
     {
-        return $this->buildCommand((clone $this)->select(['count(*)'])->builder->count())->rowCount();
+        $search = $this->buildCommand((clone $this)->select(['count(*)'])->builder->count())->one();
+        return !$search ? 0 : current($search);
     }