diff --git a/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php b/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php
index 2d0eeef6f..ae1e589b1 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php
@@ -450,7 +450,17 @@ class SimpleQuery implements QueryInterface, Queryable, Iterator
      */
     public function hasResult()
     {
-        return $this->iteratorPosition !== null || $this->fetchRow() !== false;
+        if ($this->iteratorPosition !== null) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        $hasResult = false;
+        foreach ($this as $row) {
+            $hasResult = true;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        return $hasResult;
     }
 
     /**