diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
index e55524a67e..701797329f 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ class InternalBuilder {
       throw new Error("SQL counting requires primary key to be supplied")
     }
     return query.countDistinct(
-      `${this.getTableName()}.${this.table.primary[0]} as total`
+      `${this.getTableName()}.${this.table.primary[0]} as __bb_total`
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/utils.ts
index d5c0560d9b..3d6bf39d3f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/utils.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ export function getSQLClient(datasource: Datasource): SqlClient {
 export function processRowCountResponse(
   response: DatasourcePlusQueryResponse
 ): number {
-  if (response && response.length === 1 && "total" in response[0]) {
-    const total = response[0].total
+  if (response && response.length === 1 && "__bb_total" in response[0]) {
+    const total = response[0].__bb_total
     return typeof total === "number" ? total : parseInt(total)
   } else {
     throw new Error("Unable to count rows in query - no count response")