diff --git a/ibm_db_sa/reflection.py b/ibm_db_sa/reflection.py
index 304c573..f90f835 100644
--- a/ibm_db_sa/reflection.py
+++ b/ibm_db_sa/reflection.py
@@ -238,8 +238,7 @@ def get_table_comment(self, connection, table_name, schema=None, **kw):
             where(systbl.c.type == 'T').\
             where(systbl.c.tabschema == current_schema).\
             where(systbl.c.tabname == table_name)
-        c = connection.execute(query)
-        return {'text': c.first()}
+        return {'text': connection.execute(query).scalar()}
 
     @reflection.cache
     def get_view_names(self, connection, schema=None, **kw):