diff --git a/password_policy.module b/password_policy.module
index ec7f8f5..55d0576 100644
--- a/password_policy.module
+++ b/password_policy.module
@@ -496,8 +496,8 @@ function password_policy_cron() {
   if (!db_select('password_policy', 'p', array('target' => 'slave'))
     ->condition('enabled', 1)
     ->condition('expiration', 0, '>')
-    ->countQuery()
-    ->execute()) {
+    ->fields('p', array('pid'))
+    ->execute()->fetchAll()) {
     return;
   }