diff --git a/aurweb/captcha.py b/aurweb/captcha.py
index 4daf7c45..52e834ac 100644
--- a/aurweb/captcha.py
+++ b/aurweb/captcha.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import hashlib
 
 from jinja2 import pass_context
+from sqlalchemy import func
 
 from aurweb.db import query
 from aurweb.models import User
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@ from aurweb.templates import register_filter
 
 def get_captcha_salts():
     """Produce salts based on the current user count."""
-    count = query(User).count()
+    count = query(func.count(User.ID)).scalar()
+
     salts = []
     for i in range(0, 6):
         salts.append(f"aurweb-{count - i}")