diff --git a/controllers/statsController.js b/controllers/statsController.js
index 540ebc9a..e9593c4b 100644
--- a/controllers/statsController.js
+++ b/controllers/statsController.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ module.exports = {
     const deferred = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       // get the raw requests data
       db.sequelize
-        .query('SELECT COUNT(*), File.* FROM Request LEFT JOIN File ON Request.FileId = File.id WHERE FileId != "null" AND nsfw != 1 AND trendingEligible = 1 GROUP BY FileId ORDER BY COUNT(*) DESC LIMIT 25;', { type: db.sequelize.QueryTypes.SELECT })
+        .query('SELECT COUNT(*), File.* FROM Request LEFT JOIN File ON Request.FileId = File.id WHERE FileId IS NOT NULL AND nsfw != 1 AND trendingEligible = 1 GROUP BY FileId ORDER BY COUNT(*) DESC LIMIT 25;', { type: db.sequelize.QueryTypes.SELECT })
         .then(results => {
           resolve(results);
         })