diff --git a/nomen/notifications.py b/nomen/notifications.py
index 3513792..e0e3172 100644
--- a/nomen/notifications.py
+++ b/nomen/notifications.py
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ async def handle_triggers(ctx, message):
 
     disabled = await ctx.bot.db.execute_fetchall(
         "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM users WHERE user_id=:author AND disabled IS 1)", params
-    )[0]
+    )
 
-    if disabled:
+    if disabled[0][0]:
         log.debug(f"User {ctx.author} ({ctx.author.id}) opted out")
         return