diff --git a/laravel/database/query.php b/laravel/database/query.php
index c77ad65b..82a827e3 100644
--- a/laravel/database/query.php
+++ b/laravel/database/query.php
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ public function lists($column, $key = null)
 		// set the keys on the array of values using the array_combine
 		// function provided by PHP, which should give us the proper
 		// array form to return from the method.
-		if ( ! is_null($key))
+		if ( ! is_null($key) && count($results))
 		{
 			return array_combine(array_map(function($row) use ($key)
 			{