diff --git a/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs b/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs
index 92d4adb29..afd86f915 100644
--- a/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs
@@ -578,11 +578,11 @@ impl SqlWriter<'_> {
         write!(
             self.sql,
             concat!(
-                "(SELECT min(id) > {cutoff} FROM revlog WHERE cid = c.id ",
+                "((SELECT coalesce(min(id) > {cutoff}, false) FROM revlog WHERE cid = c.id ",
                 // Exclude manual reschedulings
                 "AND ease != 0) ",
                 // Logically redundant, speeds up query
-                "AND c.id IN (SELECT cid FROM revlog WHERE id > {cutoff})"
+                "AND c.id IN (SELECT cid FROM revlog WHERE id > {cutoff}))"
             ),
             cutoff = cutoff,
         )
@@ -785,8 +785,8 @@ mod test {
             s(ctx, "introduced:3").0,
             format!(
                 concat!(
-                    "((SELECT min(id) > {cutoff} FROM revlog WHERE cid = c.id AND ease != 0) ",
-                    "AND c.id IN (SELECT cid FROM revlog WHERE id > {cutoff}))"
+                    "(((SELECT coalesce(min(id) > {cutoff}, false) FROM revlog WHERE cid = c.id AND ease != 0) ",
+                    "AND c.id IN (SELECT cid FROM revlog WHERE id > {cutoff})))"
                 ),
                 cutoff = (timing.next_day_at.0 - (86_400 * 3)) * 1_000,
             )