diff --git a/app/dao/inbound_sms_dao.py b/app/dao/inbound_sms_dao.py
index b143c807e..59fe48735 100644
--- a/app/dao/inbound_sms_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/inbound_sms_dao.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def _insert_inbound_sms_history(subquery, query_limit=10000):
     ).where(InboundSms.id.in_(subquery_select))
 
     inbound_sms_count = db.session.execute(
-        select(func.count()).select_from(inbound_sms_query.subquery()).scalar_one()
+        select(func.count()).select_from(inbound_sms_query.subquery()).scalar() or 0
     )
 
     while offset < inbound_sms_count: