diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 861c73ca7..0526eed3d 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ impl ChatId {
 
         let chat_size: HashMap<ChatId, f64> = context
             .sql
-            .query_map(
+            .query_map_collect(
                 "SELECT chat_id, count(*) AS n
                  FROM chats_contacts
                  WHERE contact_id > ? AND chat_id > ?
@@ -963,10 +963,6 @@ impl ChatId {
                     let size: f64 = row.get(1)?;
                     Ok((chat_id, size))
                 },
-                |rows| {
-                    rows.collect::<std::result::Result<HashMap<ChatId, f64>, _>>()
-                        .map_err(Into::into)
-                },
             )
             .await
             .context("failed to count chat member sizes")?;
diff --git a/src/reaction.rs b/src/reaction.rs
index 089735a75..e691b2dde 100644
--- a/src/reaction.rs
+++ b/src/reaction.rs
@@ -320,9 +320,9 @@ async fn get_self_reaction(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId) -> Result<Reaction>
 
 /// Returns a structure containing all reactions to the message.
 pub async fn get_msg_reactions(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId) -> Result<Reactions> {
-    let reactions = context
+    let reactions: BTreeMap<ContactId, Reaction> = context
         .sql
-        .query_map(
+        .query_map_collect(
             "SELECT contact_id, reaction FROM reactions WHERE msg_id=?",
             (msg_id,),
             |row| {
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ pub async fn get_msg_reactions(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId) -> Result<React
                 let reaction: String = row.get(1)?;
                 Ok((contact_id, Reaction::from(reaction.as_str())))
             },
-            |rows| Ok(rows.collect::<rusqlite::Result<BTreeMap<_, _>>>()?),
         )
         .await?;
     Ok(Reactions { reactions })
diff --git a/src/sql.rs b/src/sql.rs
index 80b155a7c..69fefc7d3 100644
--- a/src/sql.rs
+++ b/src/sql.rs
@@ -386,6 +386,27 @@ impl Sql {
         .await
     }
 
+    /// Prepares and executes the statement and maps a function over the resulting rows.
+    ///
+    /// Collects the resulting rows into a generic structure.
+    pub async fn query_map_collect<T, C, F>(
+        &self,
+        sql: &str,
+        params: impl rusqlite::Params + Send,
+        f: F,
+    ) -> Result<C>
+    where
+        T: Send + 'static,
+        C: Send + 'static + std::iter::FromIterator<T>,
+        F: Send + FnMut(&rusqlite::Row) -> rusqlite::Result<T>,
+    {
+        self.query_map(sql, params, f, |rows| {
+            rows.collect::<std::result::Result<C, _>>()
+                .map_err(Into::into)
+        })
+        .await
+    }
+
     /// Prepares and executes the statement and maps a function over the resulting rows.
     ///
     /// Collects the resulting rows into a `Vec`.
@@ -399,11 +420,7 @@ impl Sql {
         T: Send + 'static,
         F: Send + FnMut(&rusqlite::Row) -> rusqlite::Result<T>,
     {
-        self.query_map(sql, params, f, |rows| {
-            rows.collect::<std::result::Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
-                .map_err(Into::into)
-        })
-        .await
+        self.query_map_collect(sql, params, f).await
     }
 
     /// Used for executing `SELECT COUNT` statements only. Returns the resulting count.
diff --git a/src/stats.rs b/src/stats.rs
index e295c7add..00f272dbb 100644
--- a/src/stats.rs
+++ b/src/stats.rs
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ async fn get_contact_stats(context: &Context, last_old_contact: u32) -> Result<V
 async fn get_message_stats(context: &Context) -> Result<BTreeMap<Chattype, MessageStats>> {
     let mut map: BTreeMap<Chattype, MessageStats> = context
         .sql
-        .query_map(
+        .query_map_collect(
             "SELECT chattype, verified, unverified_encrypted, unencrypted, only_to_self
             FROM stats_msgs",
             (),
@@ -535,7 +535,6 @@ async fn get_message_stats(context: &Context) -> Result<BTreeMap<Chattype, Messa
                 };
                 Ok((chattype, message_stats))
             },
-            |rows| Ok(rows.collect::<rusqlite::Result<BTreeMap<_, _>>>()?),
         )
         .await?;
 
@@ -771,9 +770,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn count_securejoin_ux_info(
 }
 
 async fn get_securejoin_source_stats(context: &Context) -> Result<SecurejoinSources> {
-    let map = context
+    let map: BTreeMap<SecurejoinSource, u32> = context
         .sql
-        .query_map(
+        .query_map_collect(
             "SELECT source, count FROM stats_securejoin_sources",
             (),
             |row| {
@@ -781,7 +780,6 @@ async fn get_securejoin_source_stats(context: &Context) -> Result<SecurejoinSour
                 let count: u32 = row.get(1)?;
                 Ok((source, count))
             },
-            |rows| Ok(rows.collect::<rusqlite::Result<BTreeMap<_, _>>>()?),
         )
         .await?;
 
@@ -798,9 +796,9 @@ async fn get_securejoin_source_stats(context: &Context) -> Result<SecurejoinSour
 }
 
 async fn get_securejoin_uipath_stats(context: &Context) -> Result<SecurejoinUiPaths> {
-    let map = context
+    let map: BTreeMap<SecurejoinUiPath, u32> = context
         .sql
-        .query_map(
+        .query_map_collect(
             "SELECT uipath, count FROM stats_securejoin_uipaths",
             (),
             |row| {
@@ -808,7 +806,6 @@ async fn get_securejoin_uipath_stats(context: &Context) -> Result<SecurejoinUiPa
                 let count: u32 = row.get(1)?;
                 Ok((uipath, count))
             },
-            |rows| Ok(rows.collect::<rusqlite::Result<BTreeMap<_, _>>>()?),
         )
         .await?;