diff --git a/src/ActiveQuery.php b/src/ActiveQuery.php
index 4e52883..622378a 100644
--- a/src/ActiveQuery.php
+++ b/src/ActiveQuery.php
@@ -237,9 +237,7 @@ class ActiveQuery extends Component implements ISqlBuilder
 	 */
 	public function count(): int
 	{
-		$clone = clone $this;
-		$clone->select = ['COUNT(*)'];
-		$data = $this->execute($clone->builder->count())->one();
+		$data = $this->execute($this->builder->count())->one();
 		if ($data && is_array($data)) {
 			return (int)array_shift($data);
 		}
diff --git a/src/SqlBuilder.php b/src/SqlBuilder.php
index ad16bf8..204a176 100644
--- a/src/SqlBuilder.php
+++ b/src/SqlBuilder.php
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class SqlBuilder extends Component
 		if (empty($this->query->from) && !empty($this->query->modelClass)) {
 			$this->query->from($this->query->getTable());
 		}
-		return $this->_prefix();
+		return $this->_prefix(false, true);
 	}
 
 
@@ -256,14 +256,15 @@ class SqlBuilder extends Component
 
 	/**
 	 * @param bool $hasOrder
+	 * @param bool $isCount
 	 * @return string
 	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
-	private function _prefix(bool $hasOrder = false): string
+	private function _prefix(bool $hasOrder = false, bool $isCount = false): string
 	{
 		$select = '';
 		if (!empty($this->query->from)) {
-			$select = $this->_selectPrefix();
+			$select = $this->_selectPrefix($isCount);
 		}
 		$select = $this->_wherePrefix($select);
 		if (!empty($this->query->attributes) && is_array($this->query->attributes)) {
@@ -302,12 +303,13 @@ class SqlBuilder extends Component
 
 
 	/**
+	 * @param bool $isCount
 	 * @return string
 	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
-	private function _selectPrefix(): string
+	private function _selectPrefix(bool $isCount): string
 	{
-		$select = $this->builderSelect($this->query->select) . ' FROM ' . $this->tableName();
+		$select = $this->builderSelect($this->query->select, $isCount) . ' FROM ' . $this->tableName();
 		if (!empty($this->query->alias)) {
 			$select .= $this->builderAlias($this->query->alias);
 		}
diff --git a/src/Traits/Builder.php b/src/Traits/Builder.php
index 55e6827..0dc642c 100644
--- a/src/Traits/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Traits/Builder.php
@@ -61,10 +61,14 @@ trait Builder
 
 	/**
 	 * @param null $select
+	 * @param bool $isCount
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	#[Pure] private function builderSelect($select = NULL): string
+	#[Pure] private function builderSelect($select = NULL, bool $isCount = false): string
 	{
+		if ($isCount) {
+			return "SELECT COUNT(*)";
+		}
 		if (empty($select)) {
 			return "SELECT *";
 		}