diff --git a/lib/base/dao/dao.class.php b/lib/base/dao/dao.class.php
index 6e1a4fc922..42aa405896 100644
--- a/lib/base/dao/dao.class.php
+++ b/lib/base/dao/dao.class.php
@@ -921,8 +921,6 @@ class baseDAO
      */
     public function query($sql = '')
     {
-        if(!empty(dao::$errors)) return $this;
-
         if($sql)
         {
             $sql       = $this->dbh->formatSQL($sql);
@@ -1030,7 +1028,7 @@ class baseDAO
      */
     public function exec($sql = '')
     {
-        if(!empty(dao::$errors)) return $this;
+        if(!empty(dao::$errors)) return 0;
 
         if($sql)
         {