diff --git a/root/install_portal/install.php b/root/install_portal/install.php
index c96fea84..b9ad9f6d 100644
--- a/root/install_portal/install.php
+++ b/root/install_portal/install.php
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ if( $user->data['is_registered'] && $auth->acl_get('a_board') )
 			FROM ' . PORTAL_CONFIG_TABLE . "
 			WHERE config_name = 'portal_version'";
 	$result = @$db->sql_query_limit( $sql, 1 );
-	if( $db->sql_affectedrows($result) > 0  )
+	$version = $db->sql_fetchrow( $result );
+	if( sizeof( $version ) )
 	{
-		$version = $db->sql_fetchrow( $result );
 		$old_version = strtolower($version['version']);
 	}
 	else
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ if( $user->data['is_registered'] && $auth->acl_get('a_board') )
 				FROM ' . CONFIG_TABLE . "
 				WHERE config_name = 'portal_version'";
 		$result = @$db->sql_query_limit( $sql, 1 );
-		if( $db->sql_affectedrows($result) > 0 )
+		$version = $db->sql_fetchrow( $result );
+		if( sizeof( $version ) )
 		{
-			$version = $db->sql_fetchrow( $result );
 			$phpbb3portal = true;
 			$old_version = ( strtolower($version['version']) == '1.1.0.b' ) ? '1.1.0b' : strtolower($version['version']) ;
 		}
diff --git a/root/portal/includes/functions.php b/root/portal/includes/functions.php
index 2b95c6dc..82b9fddb 100644
--- a/root/portal/includes/functions.php
+++ b/root/portal/includes/functions.php
@@ -163,13 +163,15 @@ function phpbb_fetch_posts($forum_from, $permissions, $number_of_posts, $text_le
 					forum_id';
 		$result = $db->sql_query_limit($sql, 1);
 		
-		if ($db->sql_affectedrows() > 0)
+		
+		
+		$row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
+		if( !sizeof( $row ) )
 		{
-			$row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
-			$global_f = $row['forum_id'];
-		} else {
 			return array();
 		}
+		$global_f = $row['forum_id'];
+		
 	}
 	
 	
@@ -526,4 +528,4 @@ function ap_validate($str) {
        return $page_string;
     }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>