diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.ts
index 923f2efd8b..93ca8a3f33 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export async function run({
 
     return {
       rows,
-      success: !!ctx.body.rows,
+      success: true,
     }
   } catch (err) {
     return {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/queryRows.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/queryRows.spec.ts
index 18d2e2d6cd..21e28673f3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/queryRows.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/queryRows.spec.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe("Test a query step automation", () => {
       )
       .run()
 
-    expect(result.steps[0].outputs.success).toBe(false)
+    expect(result.steps[0].outputs.success).toBe(true)
     expect(result.steps[0].outputs.rows).toBeDefined()
     expect(result.steps[0].outputs.rows.length).toBe(0)
   })
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe("Test a query step automation", () => {
       )
       .run()
 
-    expect(result.steps[0].outputs.success).toBe(false)
+    expect(result.steps[0].outputs.success).toBe(true)
     expect(result.steps[0].outputs.rows).toBeDefined()
     expect(result.steps[0].outputs.rows.length).toBe(0)
   })