diff --git a/includes/class.db-api.php b/includes/class.db-api.php
index f88d4de..b8d9858 100644
--- a/includes/class.db-api.php
+++ b/includes/class.db-api.php
@@ -325,7 +325,8 @@ function verify_column( $column, $table, $db = null ) {
 	 */
 	function get_first_column( $table, $db = null ) {
 
-		return reset( $this->get_columns( $table, $db ) );
+		$tmp = $this->get_columns( $table, $db );
+		return reset($tmp);
 
 	}
 
@@ -627,4 +628,5 @@ function cache_set( $key, $value, $ttl = null ) {
 }
 
 
-$db_api = new DB_API();
\ No newline at end of file
+$db_api = new DB_API();
+