diff --git a/EstateReportingAPI.BusinessLogic/ReportingManager.cs b/EstateReportingAPI.BusinessLogic/ReportingManager.cs
index 84ee446..565c73f 100644
--- a/EstateReportingAPI.BusinessLogic/ReportingManager.cs
+++ b/EstateReportingAPI.BusinessLogic/ReportingManager.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ private static async Task<Result<T>> ExecuteQuerySafeSingleOrDefault<T>(IQueryab
         try {
             T item = await query.SingleOrDefaultAsync(cancellationToken);
 
-            if (item == null)
+            if (EqualityComparer<T>.Default.Equals(item, default(T)))
                 return Result.NotFound(contextMessage);
 
             return Result.Success(item);