--- src/dm_db.c
+++ src/dm_db.c
@@ -511,16 +511,19 @@
 	assert(r);
 	db_result_next(r);
 
-	// lastRowId is always zero for pgsql tables without OIDs
-	// or possibly for sqlite after calling executeQuery but 
-	// before calling db_result_next
-
-	if ((id = (uint64_t )Connection_lastRowId(c)) == 0) { // mysql
-		// but if we're using 'RETURNING id' clauses on inserts
-		// or we're using the sqlite backend, we can do this
-
+	if (db_params.db_driver == DM_DRIVER_POSTGRESQL)
+	{
+		id = db_result_get_u64(r, 0);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// lastRowId is always zero for pgsql tables without OIDs
+		// or possibly for sqlite after calling executeQuery but 
+		// before calling db_result_next
+ 
 		if ((id = (uint64_t )Connection_lastRowId(c)) == 0) // sqlite
 			id = db_result_get_u64(r, 0); // postgresql
+		id = (uint64_t )Connection_lastRowId(c);
 	}
 	assert(id);
 	return id;