diff --git a/lib/techniques/error/use.py b/lib/techniques/error/use.py
index b50f2f263..44ff7834f 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/error/use.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/error/use.py
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ def errorUse(expression, expected=None, resumeValue=True, dump=False):
        expression.upper() and ((Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() not in FROM_TABLE) \
        or (Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() in FROM_TABLE and not \
        expression.upper().endswith(FROM_TABLE[Backend.getIdentifiedDbms()]))) \
-       and "EXISTS(" not in expression.upper() and ("(CASE" not in expression.upper() or ("(CASE" in expression.upper() and "WHEN use" in expression))):
+       and "EXISTS(" not in expression.upper() and "COUNT(*)" not in expression.upper() \
+       and ("(CASE" not in expression.upper() or ("(CASE" in expression.upper() and "WHEN use" in expression))):
 
         limitRegExp = re.search(queries[Backend.getIdentifiedDbms()].limitregexp.query, expression, re.I)
         topLimit = re.search("TOP\s+([\d]+)\s+", expression, re.I)
diff --git a/lib/techniques/inband/union/use.py b/lib/techniques/inband/union/use.py
index 6004b4f1d..b30601224 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/inband/union/use.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/inband/union/use.py
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ def unionUse(expression, unpack=True, dump=False):
        " FROM " in expression.upper() and ((Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() \
        not in FROM_TABLE) or (Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() in FROM_TABLE \
        and not expression.upper().endswith(FROM_TABLE[Backend.getIdentifiedDbms()]))) \
-       and "EXISTS(" not in expression.upper() and "(CASE" not in expression.upper():
+       and "EXISTS(" not in expression.upper() and "COUNT(*)" not in expression.upper() \
+       and "(CASE" not in expression.upper():
 
         limitRegExp = re.search(queries[Backend.getIdentifiedDbms()].limitregexp.query, expression, re.I)
         topLimit = re.search("TOP\s+([\d]+)\s+", expression, re.I)