diff --git a/laravel/database/query.php b/laravel/database/query.php
index 73e45fe6..5787a6de 100755
--- a/laravel/database/query.php
+++ b/laravel/database/query.php
@@ -829,7 +829,9 @@ class Query {
 		}
 		else if ($this->grammar instanceof Postgres)
 		{
-			return (int) $result[0]->$column;
+			$row = (array) $result[0];
+			
+			return (int) $row[$column];
 		}
 		else
 		{