diff --git a/src/pqxxbackend.cpp b/src/pqxxbackend.cpp
index f9b399d3..0f76ced9 100644
--- a/src/pqxxbackend.cpp
+++ b/src/pqxxbackend.cpp
@@ -295,12 +295,12 @@ bool PQXXBackend::getBuddies(long id, std::list<BuddyInfo> &roster) {
 			BuddyInfo b;
 			std::string group;
 
-			b.id = r[0][0].as<long>();
-			b.legacyName = r[0][1].as<std::string>();
-			b.subscription = r[0][2].as<std::string>();
-			b.alias = r[0][3].as<std::string>();
-			group = r[0][4].as<std::string>();
-			b.flags = r[0][5].as<long>();
+			b.id = (*it)[0].as<long>();
+			b.legacyName = (*it)[1].as<std::string>();
+			b.subscription = (*it)[2].as<std::string>();
+			b.alias = (*it)[3].as<std::string>();
+			group = (*it)[4].as<std::string>();
+			b.flags = (*it)[5].as<long>();
 
 			if (!group.empty()) {
 				b.groups = StorageBackend::deserializeGroups(group);
@@ -317,10 +317,10 @@ bool PQXXBackend::getBuddies(long id, std::list<BuddyInfo> &roster) {
 			std::string key;
 			std::string val;
 
-			buddy_id = r[0][0].as<long>();
-			var.type = r[0][1].as<long>();
-			key = r[0][2].as<std::string>();
-			val = r[0][3].as<std::string>();
+			buddy_id = (*it)[0].as<long>();
+			var.type = (*it)[1].as<long>();
+			key = (*it)[2].as<std::string>();
+			val = (*it)[3].as<std::string>();
 			switch (var.type) {
 				case TYPE_BOOLEAN:
 					var.b = atoi(val.c_str());