diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 1f919871a..9961e4c4f 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ impl<'a> sqlx::FromRow<'a, sqlx::sqlite::SqliteRow> for Chat {
                 .unwrap_or_default(),
             visibility: row.try_get("archived")?,
             blocked: row.try_get::<Option<_>, _>("blocked")?.unwrap_or_default(),
-            is_sending_locations: row.try_get("locations_send_until")?,
+            is_sending_locations: row.try_get::<i32, _>("locations_send_until")? > 0,
             mute_duration: row.try_get("muted_until")?,
         };
 
@@ -2082,6 +2082,7 @@ pub async fn get_gossiped_timestamp(context: &Context, chat_id: ChatId) -> i64 {
             paramsx![chat_id],
         )
         .await
+        .map(|v: i32| v as i64)
         .unwrap_or_default()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/contact.rs b/src/contact.rs
index 794ac6fd0..6ec460538 100644
--- a/src/contact.rs
+++ b/src/contact.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 //! Contacts module
 
 #![forbid(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
 
 use async_std::path::PathBuf;
 use async_std::prelude::*;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use regex::Regex;
+use sqlx::Row;
 
 use crate::aheader::EncryptPreference;
 use crate::chat::ChatId;
@@ -135,10 +137,9 @@ impl Default for Origin {
 }
 impl<'a> sqlx::FromRow<'a, sqlx::sqlite::SqliteRow> for Contact {
     fn from_row(row: &sqlx::sqlite::SqliteRow) -> Result<Self, sqlx::Error> {
-        use sqlx::Row;
-
         let contact = Self {
-            id: row.try_get::<i64, _>("id")? as u32,
+            id: u32::try_from(row.try_get::<i32, _>("id")?)
+                .map_err(|err| sqlx::Error::Decode(err.into()))?,
             name: row
                 .try_get::<Option<String>, _>("name")?
                 .unwrap_or_default(),
@@ -674,7 +675,7 @@ SELECT c.id FROM contacts c
             .await
             .unwrap_or_default()
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|id: i64| id as u32)
+            .map(|id: i32| id as u32)
             .collect()
     }
 
diff --git a/src/job.rs b/src/job.rs
index 3a07748a5..c79a19ba2 100644
--- a/src/job.rs
+++ b/src/job.rs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Job {
 impl<'a> sqlx::FromRow<'a, sqlx::sqlite::SqliteRow> for Job {
     fn from_row(row: &sqlx::sqlite::SqliteRow) -> Result<Self, sqlx::Error> {
         use sqlx::Row;
-        let foreign_id: i64 = row.try_get("foreign_id")?;
+        let foreign_id: i32 = row.try_get("foreign_id")?;
         if foreign_id < 0 {
             return Err(sqlx::Error::Decode(
                 anyhow::anyhow!("invalid foreign_id").into(),
@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@ impl<'a> sqlx::FromRow<'a, sqlx::sqlite::SqliteRow> for Job {
         }
 
         Ok(Job {
-            job_id: row.try_get::<i64, _>("id")? as u32,
+            job_id: row.try_get::<i32, _>("id")? as u32,
             action: row.try_get("action")?,
             foreign_id: foreign_id as u32,
-            desired_timestamp: row.try_get("desired_timestamp")?,
-            added_timestamp: row.try_get("added_timestamp")?,
-            tries: row.try_get::<i64, _>("tries")? as u32,
+            desired_timestamp: row.try_get_unchecked("desired_timestamp")?,
+            added_timestamp: row.try_get_unchecked("added_timestamp")?,
+            tries: row.try_get::<i32, _>("tries")? as u32,
             param: row
                 .try_get::<String, _>("param")?
                 .parse()
diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index 6096b8208..da1d25224 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ impl<'a> sqlx::FromRow<'a, sqlx::sqlite::SqliteRow> for Message {
         let id = row.try_get("id")?;
 
         let text;
-        if let Some(buf) = row.try_get::<Option<&[u8]>, _>("txt")? {
+        if let Some(buf) = row.try_get_unchecked::<Option<&[u8]>, _>("txt")? {
             if let Ok(t) = String::from_utf8(buf.to_vec()) {
                 text = t;
             } else {
@@ -257,13 +257,13 @@ impl<'a> sqlx::FromRow<'a, sqlx::sqlite::SqliteRow> for Message {
             rfc724_mid: row.try_get::<String, _>("rfc724mid")?,
             in_reply_to: row.try_get::<Option<String>, _>("mime_in_reply_to")?,
             server_folder: row.try_get::<Option<String>, _>("server_folder")?,
-            server_uid: row.try_get::<i64, _>("server_uid")? as u32,
+            server_uid: row.try_get_unchecked::<i64, _>("server_uid")? as u32,
             chat_id: row.try_get("chat_id")?,
-            from_id: row.try_get::<i64, _>("from_id")? as u32,
-            to_id: row.try_get::<i64, _>("to_id")? as u32,
-            timestamp_sort: row.try_get("timestamp")?,
-            timestamp_sent: row.try_get("timestamp_sent")?,
-            timestamp_rcvd: row.try_get("timestamp_rcvd")?,
+            from_id: row.try_get::<i32, _>("from_id")? as u32,
+            to_id: row.try_get::<i32, _>("to_id")? as u32,
+            timestamp_sort: row.try_get_unchecked("timestamp")?,
+            timestamp_sent: row.try_get_unchecked("timestamp_sent")?,
+            timestamp_rcvd: row.try_get_unchecked("timestamp_rcvd")?,
             viewtype: row.try_get("type")?,
             state: row.try_get("state")?,
             is_dc_message: row.try_get("msgrmsg")?,
@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ impl<'a> sqlx::FromRow<'a, sqlx::sqlite::SqliteRow> for Message {
                 .try_get::<String, _>("param")?
                 .parse()
                 .unwrap_or_default(),
-            starred: row.try_get("starred")?,
-            hidden: row.try_get("hidden")?,
-            location_id: row.try_get::<i64, _>("location")? as u32,
+            starred: row.try_get::<i32, _>("starred")? > 0,
+            hidden: row.try_get::<i32, _>("hidden")? > 0,
+            location_id: row.try_get_unchecked::<i64, _>("location")? as u32,
             chat_blocked: row
                 .try_get::<Option<Blocked>, _>("blocked")?
                 .unwrap_or_default(),
@@ -864,9 +864,9 @@ pub async fn get_msg_info(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId) -> Result<String, Er
             .fetch(&pool);
 
     while let Some(row) = rows.next().await {
-        let (contact_id, ts): (i32, i64) = row?;
+        let (contact_id, ts): (i32, i32) = row?;
 
-        let fts = dc_timestamp_to_str(ts);
+        let fts = dc_timestamp_to_str(ts as i64);
         ret += &format!("Read: {}", fts);
 
         let name = Contact::load_from_db(context, contact_id as u32)
diff --git a/src/peerstate.rs b/src/peerstate.rs
index 923ff2464..10b4f900f 100644
--- a/src/peerstate.rs
+++ b/src/peerstate.rs
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ impl<'a> sqlx::FromRow<'a, sqlx::sqlite::SqliteRow> for Peerstate {
 
         let mut res = Self::new(row.try_get("addr")?);
 
-        res.last_seen = row.try_get("last_seen")?;
-        res.last_seen_autocrypt = row.try_get("last_seen_autocrypt")?;
+        res.last_seen = row.try_get_unchecked("last_seen")?;
+        res.last_seen_autocrypt = row.try_get_unchecked("last_seen_autocrypt")?;
         res.prefer_encrypt = row.try_get("prefer_encrypted")?;
-        res.gossip_timestamp = row.try_get("gossip_timestamp")?;
+        res.gossip_timestamp = row.try_get_unchecked("gossip_timestamp")?;
 
         res.public_key_fingerprint = row
             .try_get::<Option<String>, _>("public_key_fingerprint")?
diff --git a/src/sql/mod.rs b/src/sql/mod.rs
index 3b69ece1f..369adfe6d 100644
--- a/src/sql/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sql/mod.rs
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ impl Sql {
             field.as_ref(),
         );
 
-        let res: i64 = self.query_value(&query, paramsx![value.as_ref()]).await?;
+        let res: i32 = self.query_value(&query, paramsx![value.as_ref()]).await?;
 
         Ok(res as u32)
     }
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ impl Sql {
             field2.as_ref(),
         );
 
-        let res: i64 = self
+        let res: i32 = self
             .query_value(query.as_ref(), paramsx![value, value2])
             .await?;