diff --git a/app/routers_v2/refractor.py b/app/routers_v2/refractor.py
index ba9c4c5..c74ba8b 100644
--- a/app/routers_v2/refractor.py
+++ b/app/routers_v2/refractor.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ async def list_card_states(
     if evaluated_only:
         query = query.where(RefractorCardState.last_evaluated_at.is_null(False))
 
-    total = query.count()
+    total = query.count() or 0
     items = []
     for state in query.offset(offset).limit(limit):
         player_name = None