diff --git a/src/ORM/Marshaller.php b/src/ORM/Marshaller.php
index 314a1d7784b..374e4afaf21 100644
--- a/src/ORM/Marshaller.php
+++ b/src/ORM/Marshaller.php
@@ -112,8 +112,11 @@ public function one(array $data, array $options = [])
             foreach ($primaryKey as $pkey) {
                 $record->where(["$pkey" => $data[$pkey] ]);
             }
-            if ($record->count() > 0) {
-                return $record->first();
+
+            $record = $record->first();
+
+            if ($record) {
+                return $record;
             }
         }