diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 8d9ea76d3..021965a09 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ let needSetup = false;
                     throw new Error("Password is too weak. It should contain alphabetic and numeric characters. It must be at least 6 characters in length.");
                 }
 
-                if ((await R.count("user")) !== 0) {
+                if ((await R.knex("user").count("id as count").first()).count !== 0) {
                     throw new Error("Uptime Kuma has been initialized. If you want to run setup again, please delete the database.");
                 }
 
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ async function initDatabase(testMode = false) {
     }
 
     // If there is no record in user table, it is a new Uptime Kuma instance, need to setup
-    if ((await R.count("user")) === 0) {
+    if ((await R.knex("user").count("id as count").first()).count === 0) {
         log.info("server", "No user, need setup");
         needSetup = true;
     }