diff --git a/src/dc_chat.rs b/src/dc_chat.rs
index ba3e49ecb..f3c891f92 100644
--- a/src/dc_chat.rs
+++ b/src/dc_chat.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pub fn dc_chat_load_from_db(chat: *mut Chat, chat_id: u32) -> bool {
                 free(p as *mut _);
             };
             c.archived = row.get(5)?;
-            c.blocked = row.get(6)?;
+            c.blocked = row.get::<_, Option<i32>>(6)?.unwrap_or_default();
             c.gossiped_timestamp = row.get(7)?;
             c.is_sending_locations = row.get(8)?;
             Ok(())
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ pub fn dc_lookup_real_nchat_by_contact_id(
     if let Ok((id, blocked)) = context.sql.query_row(
         "SELECT c.id, c.blocked FROM chats c INNER JOIN chats_contacts j ON c.id=j.chat_id WHERE c.type=100 AND c.id>9 AND j.contact_id=?;",
         params![contact_id as i32],
-        |row| Ok((row.get(0)?, row.get(1)?)),
+        |row| Ok((row.get(0)?, row.get::<_, Option<i32>>(1)?.unwrap_or_default())),
     ) {
         unsafe { *ret_chat_id = id };
         unsafe { *ret_chat_blocked = blocked };
diff --git a/src/dc_contact.rs b/src/dc_contact.rs
index d66e5547a..c44bab012 100644
--- a/src/dc_contact.rs
+++ b/src/dc_contact.rs
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ pub unsafe fn dc_contact_load_from_db(
                 (*contact).name = to_cstring(row.get::<_, String>(0)?);
                 (*contact).addr = to_cstring(row.get::<_, String>(1)?);
                 (*contact).origin = row.get(2)?;
-                (*contact).blocked = row.get(3)?;
+                (*contact).blocked = row.get::<_, Option<i32>>(3)?.unwrap_or_default();
                 (*contact).authname = to_cstring(row.get::<_, String>(4)?);
                 Ok(())
             }
diff --git a/src/dc_msg.rs b/src/dc_msg.rs
index a1bb1077e..4ee6804e9 100644
--- a/src/dc_msg.rs
+++ b/src/dc_msg.rs
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ pub fn dc_msg_load_from_db<'a>(msg: *mut dc_msg_t<'a>, context: &'a Context, id:
                 (*msg).starred = row.get(17)?;
                 (*msg).hidden = row.get(18)?;
                 (*msg).location_id = row.get(19)?;
-                (*msg).chat_blocked = row.get(20)?;
+                (*msg).chat_blocked = row.get::<_, Option<i32>>(20)?.unwrap_or_default();
                 if (*msg).chat_blocked == 2 {
                     dc_truncate_n_unwrap_str((*msg).text, 256, 0);
                 }
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ pub fn dc_markseen_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: *const u32, msg_cnt: usize)
             for i in 0..msg_cnt {
                 let id = unsafe { *msg_ids.offset(i as isize) };
                 let (state, blocked) = stmt.query_row(params![id as i32], |row| {
-                    Ok((row.get::<_, i32>(0)?, row.get::<_, i32>(1)?))
+                    Ok((row.get::<_, i32>(0)?, row.get::<_, Option<i32>>(1)?.unwrap_or_default()))
                 })?;
                 res.push((id, state, blocked));
             }
diff --git a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
index d61d3384b..f24b0b0ea 100644
--- a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ unsafe fn create_or_lookup_adhoc_group(
                     ),
                     params![],
                     |row| {
-                        Ok((row.get::<_, i32>(0)?, row.get::<_, i32>(1)?))
+                        Ok((row.get::<_, i32>(0)?, row.get::<_, Option<i32>>(1)?.unwrap_or_default()))
                     }
                 );