diff --git a/src/suou/sqlalchemy_async.py b/src/suou/sqlalchemy_async.py
index 7a710bc..99f0777 100644
--- a/src/suou/sqlalchemy_async.py
+++ b/src/suou/sqlalchemy_async.py
@@ -99,13 +99,12 @@ class AsyncSelectPagination(Pagination):
         select = select_q.limit(self.per_page).offset(self._query_offset)
         session: AsyncSession = self._query_args["session"]
         out = (await session.execute(select)).scalars()
-        return out
 
     async def _query_count(self) -> int:
         select_q: Select = self._query_args["select"]
         sub = select_q.options(lazyload("*")).order_by(None).subquery()
         session: AsyncSession = self._query_args["session"]
-        out = (await session.execute(select(func.count()).select_from(sub))).scalar()
+        out = await session.execute(select(func.count()).select_from(sub))
         return out
 
     def __init__(self,
@@ -139,14 +138,16 @@ class AsyncSelectPagination(Pagination):
         self.error_out = error_out
         self.has_count = count
 
-    async def __aiter__(self):
+    async def __await__(self):
         self.items = await self._query_items()
-        if self.items is None:
-            raise RuntimeError('query returned None')
         if not self.items and self.page != 1 and self.error_out:
             raise self.error_out
         if self.has_count:
             self.total = await self._query_count()
+        return self
+
+    async def __aiter__(self):
+        await self
         for i in self.items:
             yield i