diff --git a/dwpost/dwpost.php b/dwpost/dwpost.php
index 25d5dfc6..339bd4eb 100644
--- a/dwpost/dwpost.php
+++ b/dwpost/dwpost.php
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function dwpost_send(App $a, array &$b) {
 		intval($b['uid'])
 	);
 
-	if (DBM::is_result($x) && strlen($x[0]['timezone'])) {
+	if (!empty($x[0]['timezone'])) {
 		$tz = $x[0]['timezone'];
 	}
 
diff --git a/ljpost/ljpost.php b/ljpost/ljpost.php
index 9f604906..998ec592 100644
--- a/ljpost/ljpost.php
+++ b/ljpost/ljpost.php
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ function ljpost_send(App $a, array &$b) {
 		intval($b['uid'])
 	);
 
-	if (DBM::is_result($x) && !empty($x[0]['timezone'])) {
+	if (!empty($x[0]['timezone'])) {
 		$tz = $x[0]['timezone'];
 	}