diff --git a/resolvers/stat.py b/resolvers/stat.py
index b5e90567..f8670fed 100644
--- a/resolvers/stat.py
+++ b/resolvers/stat.py
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ def get_topic_shouts_stat(topic_id: int):
             )
         )
     )
-    [shouts_stat] = local_session().execute(q)
-    return shouts_stat or 0
+    result = local_session().execute(q).first()
+    return result[0] if result else 0
 
 
 def get_topic_authors_stat(topic_id: int):
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ def get_topic_authors_stat(topic_id: int):
             )
         )
     )
-    [authors_stat] = local_session().execute(q)
-    return authors_stat or 0
+    result = local_session().execute(q).first()
+    return result[0] if result else 0
 
 
 def get_topic_followers_stat(topic_id: int):
@@ -85,9 +85,8 @@ def get_topic_followers_stat(topic_id: int):
     q = select(func.count(distinct(aliased_followers.follower))).filter(
         aliased_followers.topic == topic_id
     )
-    with local_session() as session:
-        [followers_stat] = session.execute(q)
-    return followers_stat or 0
+    result = local_session().execute(q).first()
+    return result[0] if result else 0
 
 
 def get_topic_comments_stat(topic_id: int):
@@ -113,18 +112,17 @@ def get_topic_comments_stat(topic_id: int):
         ShoutTopic.topic == topic_id
     )
     q = q.outerjoin(sub_comments, ShoutTopic.shout == sub_comments.c.shout_id)
-    [comments_stat] = local_session().execute(q)
-    return comments_stat or 0
 
+    result = local_session().execute(q).first()
+    return result[0] if result else 0
 
 def get_author_shouts_stat(author_id: int):
     aliased_shout_author = aliased(ShoutAuthor)
     q = select(func.count(distinct(aliased_shout_author.shout))).filter(
         aliased_shout_author.author == author_id
     )
-    with local_session() as session:
-        [shouts_stat] = session.execute(q)
-    return shouts_stat or 0
+    result = local_session().execute(q).first()
+    return result[0] if result else 0
 
 
 def get_author_authors_stat(author_id: int):
@@ -135,9 +133,8 @@ def get_author_authors_stat(author_id: int):
             aliased_authors.author != author_id,
         )
     )
-    with local_session() as session:
-        [authors_stat] = session.execute(q)
-    return authors_stat or 0
+    result = local_session().execute(q).first()
+    return result[0] if result else 0
 
 
 def get_author_followers_stat(author_id: int):
@@ -145,9 +142,8 @@ def get_author_followers_stat(author_id: int):
     q = select(func.count(distinct(aliased_followers.follower))).filter(
         aliased_followers.author == author_id
     )
-    with local_session() as session:
-        [followers_stat] = session.execute(q)
-    return followers_stat or 0
+    result = local_session().execute(q).first()
+    return result[0] if result else 0
 
 
 def get_author_comments_stat(author_id: int):
@@ -168,9 +164,9 @@ def get_author_comments_stat(author_id: int):
         .subquery()
     )
     q = select(sub_comments.c.comments_count).filter(sub_comments.c.id == author_id)
-    with local_session() as session:
-        [comments_stat] = session.execute(q)
-    return comments_stat or 0
+
+    result = local_session().execute(q).first()
+    return result[0] if result else 0
 
 
 def get_with_stat(q):