diff --git a/gorp.go b/gorp.go
index 5ba0ba37..d3d792bd 100644
--- a/gorp.go
+++ b/gorp.go
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) query(query string, args ...interface{}) (*sql.Rows, error
 func SelectInt(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (int64, error) {
 	var h int64
 	err := selectVal(e, &h, query, args...)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && err != sql.ErrNoRows {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	return h, nil
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ func SelectInt(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (int64, error)
 func SelectNullInt(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (sql.NullInt64, error) {
 	var h sql.NullInt64
 	err := selectVal(e, &h, query, args...)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && err != sql.ErrNoRows {
 		return h, err
 	}
 	return h, nil
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ func SelectNullInt(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (sql.NullIn
 func SelectFloat(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (float64, error) {
 	var h float64
 	err := selectVal(e, &h, query, args...)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && err != sql.ErrNoRows {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	return h, nil
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ func SelectFloat(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (float64, err
 func SelectNullFloat(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (sql.NullFloat64, error) {
 	var h sql.NullFloat64
 	err := selectVal(e, &h, query, args...)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && err != sql.ErrNoRows {
 		return h, err
 	}
 	return h, nil
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ func SelectNullFloat(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (sql.Null
 func SelectStr(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
 	var h string
 	err := selectVal(e, &h, query, args...)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && err != sql.ErrNoRows {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	return h, nil
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ func SelectStr(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (string, error)
 func SelectNullStr(e SqlExecutor, query string, args ...interface{}) (sql.NullString, error) {
 	var h sql.NullString
 	err := selectVal(e, &h, query, args...)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && err != sql.ErrNoRows {
 		return h, err
 	}
 	return h, nil
@@ -1350,14 +1350,11 @@ func selectVal(e SqlExecutor, holder interface{}, query string, args ...interfac
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()
 
-	if rows.Next() {
-		err = rows.Scan(holder)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	if !rows.Next() {
+		return sql.ErrNoRows
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return rows.Scan(holder)
 }
 
 ///////////////
diff --git a/gorp_test.go b/gorp_test.go
index 6876be08..0f1f9588 100644
--- a/gorp_test.go
+++ b/gorp_test.go
@@ -1408,7 +1408,20 @@ func TestSelectSingleVal(t *testing.T) {
 	_insert(dbmap, &Person{0, 0, 0, "bob", "smith", 0})
 	err = dbmap.SelectOne(&p2, "select * from person_test where Fname='bob'")
 	if err == nil {
-		t.Error("Expected nil when two rows found")
+		t.Error("Expected error when two rows found")
+	}
+
+	// tests for #150
+	var tInt int64
+	var tStr string
+	var tBool bool
+	var tFloat float64
+	primVals := []interface{}{tInt, tStr, tBool, tFloat}
+	for _, prim := range primVals {
+		err = dbmap.SelectOne(&prim, "select * from person_test where Id=-123")
+		if err == nil || err != sql.ErrNoRows {
+			t.Error("primVals: SelectOne should have returned sql.ErrNoRows")
+		}
 	}
 }