diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Hydrate.php b/lib/Doctrine/Hydrate.php
index a83097e04..d8372e2d1 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Hydrate.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Hydrate.php
@@ -796,6 +796,10 @@ class Doctrine_Hydrate implements Serializable
         $array = $driver->getElementCollection($componentName);
         $identifiable = array();
 
+        if ($stmt === false) {
+            return $array;                    	
+        }
+
         while ($data = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
             $parse = true;