diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 34f5f70..b92b193 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ async function queryScalarAsync(query, ...params) {
             if (err) {
                 reject(err);
             } else {
-                resolve(results[0]);
+                resolve(results[0][Object.keys(results[0])[0]]);
             }
             connection.end();
         });