diff --git a/src/Storage/MySQL.cs b/src/Storage/MySQL.cs
index bc3bbf2..7f7e6f5 100644
--- a/src/Storage/MySQL.cs
+++ b/src/Storage/MySQL.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Modules.DataValue.Storage
 
                 using (IDataReader _mysqlReader = _mysqlCommand.ExecuteReader())
                 {
+                    _mysqlReader.Read();
+
                     if (_mysqlReader["StorageKey"] != null)
                         return true;
 
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Modules.DataValue.Storage
 
                 using (IDataReader _mysqlReader = _mysqlCommand.ExecuteReader())
                 {
+                    _mysqlReader.Read();
+
                     if (_mysqlReader["StorageData"] != null)
                         return _mysqlReader["StorageData"].ToString();