diff --git a/library/includes/cache/sqlite.php b/library/includes/cache/sqlite.php
index a5083648..3ad971ee 100644
--- a/library/includes/cache/sqlite.php
+++ b/library/includes/cache/sqlite.php
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ class sqlite_common extends cache_common
 
 	function changes ()
 	{
-		return is_resource($this->dbh) ? $this->dbh->changes() : 0;
+		$changes = $this->dbh->changes();
+		return is_resource($this->dbh) ? $changes : 0;
 	}
 
 	function escape ($str)