diff --git a/lib/techniques/inband/union/use.py b/lib/techniques/inband/union/use.py
index d0c80312c..6ac8fcd9d 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/inband/union/use.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/inband/union/use.py
@@ -225,16 +225,7 @@ def unionUse(expression, unpack=True, dump=False):
                 if output:
                     count = parseUnionPage(output, countedExpression)
 
-            if (not count or (count.isdigit() and int(count) == 0)):
-                warnMsg = "it was not possible to count the number "
-                warnMsg += "of entries for the used SQL query. "
-                warnMsg += "sqlmap will assume that it returns only "
-                warnMsg += "one entry"
-                logger.warn(warnMsg)
-
-                stopLimit = 1
-
-            elif isNumPosStrValue(count):
+            if isNumPosStrValue(count):
                 if isinstance(stopLimit, int) and stopLimit > 0:
                     stopLimit = min(int(count), int(stopLimit))
                 else:
@@ -244,6 +235,15 @@ def unionUse(expression, unpack=True, dump=False):
                     infoMsg += "%d entries" % stopLimit
                     logger.info(infoMsg)
 
+            else:
+                warnMsg = "it was not possible to count the number "
+                warnMsg += "of entries for the used SQL query. "
+                warnMsg += "sqlmap will assume that it returns only "
+                warnMsg += "one entry"
+                logger.warn(warnMsg)
+
+                stopLimit = 1
+
             try:
                 if stopLimit > TURN_OFF_RESUME_INFO_LIMIT:
                     kb.suppressResumeInfo = True