diff --git a/phpmyfaq/admin/record.edit.php b/phpmyfaq/admin/record.edit.php
index f41663b680..bea02d5be6 100644
--- a/phpmyfaq/admin/record.edit.php
+++ b/phpmyfaq/admin/record.edit.php
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 
     // Group permissions
     $groupPermission = $faqPermission->get(FaqPermission::GROUP, $faqData['id']);
-    if (count($groupPermission) == 0 || $groupPermission[0] == -1) {
+    if (empty($groupPermission) || in_array(-1, $groupPermission, true)) {
         $allGroups = true;
         $restrictedGroups = false;
         $groupPermission[0] = -1;
diff --git a/phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/Faq/FaqPermission.php b/phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/Faq/FaqPermission.php
index 4975128e5a..da42a5bc76 100644
--- a/phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/Faq/FaqPermission.php
+++ b/phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/Faq/FaqPermission.php
@@ -87,9 +87,8 @@ public function delete(string $mode, int $faqId): bool
             $mode,
             $faqId
         );
-        $this->config->getDb()->query($query);
 
-        return true;
+        return (bool) $this->config->getDb()->query($query);
     }
 
     /**