diff --git a/ext/relationships/main.php b/ext/relationships/main.php
index de1bf7a5..86aa88d9 100644
--- a/ext/relationships/main.php
+++ b/ext/relationships/main.php
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Relationships extends Extension
         $database->execute(
             "UPDATE images
             SET has_children = :has_children WHERE id = :pid",
-            ["has_children"=>$database->scoresql_value_prepare($children>0), "pid"=>$parent_id]
+            ["has_children"=>($children>0), "pid"=>$parent_id]
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/ext/relationships/test.php b/ext/relationships/test.php
index 6f083a42..8899651d 100644
--- a/ext/relationships/test.php
+++ b/ext/relationships/test.php
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class RelationshipsTest extends ShimmiePHPUnitTestCase
         global $database;
         $database->execute(
             "UPDATE images SET parent_id=NULL, has_children=:false",
-            ["false"=>$database->scoresql_value_prepare(false)]
+            ["false"=>false]
         );
         // FIXME: send_event(new ImageRelationshipSetEvent($image_2->id, null));