diff --git a/src/db/db.go b/src/db/db.go
index c4f83d5..f89a7b7 100644
--- a/src/db/db.go
+++ b/src/db/db.go
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ func (it *Iterator[T]) Next() (*T, bool) {
 		if len(vals) != 1 {
 			panic(fmt.Errorf("tried to query a scalar value, but got %v values in the row", len(vals)))
 		}
-		result.Set(reflect.ValueOf(vals[0]))
+		setValueFromDB(result.Elem(), reflect.ValueOf(vals[0]))
 		return result.Interface().(*T), true
 	} else {
 		var currentField reflect.StructField
@@ -463,12 +463,7 @@ func (it *Iterator[T]) Next() (*T, bool) {
 			}
 			currentValue = valReflected
 
-			switch field.Kind() {
-			case reflect.Int:
-				field.SetInt(valReflected.Int())
-			default:
-				field.Set(valReflected)
-			}
+			setValueFromDB(field, valReflected)
 
 			currentField = reflect.StructField{}
 			currentValue = reflect.Value{}
@@ -478,6 +473,15 @@ func (it *Iterator[T]) Next() (*T, bool) {
 	}
 }
 
+func setValueFromDB(dest reflect.Value, value reflect.Value) {
+	switch dest.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Int:
+		dest.SetInt(value.Int())
+	default:
+		dest.Set(value)
+	}
+}
+
 func (it *Iterator[any]) Close() {
 	it.rows.Close()
 	select {