diff --git a/database.cpp b/database.cpp
index 290f302..968a2e6 100644
--- a/database.cpp
+++ b/database.cpp
@@ -158,8 +158,10 @@ void Database::reindex(QProgressDialog *progress)
     QVariantList deleteids;
     QSqlDatabase database = QSqlDatabase::database();
     database.transaction();
+    QSqlQuery size = database.exec("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM fits_files");
+    size.next();
+    progress->setMaximum(size.value(0).toInt());
     QSqlQuery files = database.exec("SELECT id,file,mtime FROM fits_files");
-    progress->setMaximum(files.size());
     int i = 0;
     while(files.next())
     {