diff --git a/src/core/services/immersion-tracker/lifetime.ts b/src/core/services/immersion-tracker/lifetime.ts
index 2f3abf99..dc3a99f3 100644
--- a/src/core/services/immersion-tracker/lifetime.ts
+++ b/src/core/services/immersion-tracker/lifetime.ts
@@ -94,10 +94,11 @@ function isFirstSessionForLocalDay(
   startedAtMs: number,
 ): boolean {
   return (
-    (
-      db
-        .prepare(
-          `
+    Number(
+      (
+        db
+          .prepare(
+            `
       SELECT COUNT(*) AS count
       FROM imm_sessions
       WHERE date(started_at_ms / 1000, 'unixepoch', 'localtime') = date(? / 1000, 'unixepoch', 'localtime')
@@ -106,9 +107,10 @@ function isFirstSessionForLocalDay(
           OR (started_at_ms = ? AND session_id < ?)
         )
       `,
-        )
-        .get(startedAtMs, startedAtMs, startedAtMs, currentSessionId) as ExistenceRow | null
-    )?.count === 0
+          )
+          .get(startedAtMs, startedAtMs, startedAtMs, currentSessionId) as ExistenceRow | null
+      )?.count ?? 0,
+    ) === 0;
   );
 }