diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/radb.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/radb.py
index 235e2a0434a53fbbfbaad003ce228a00cd013941..95ffff10feebab720b1c52214dee84affb97d880 100644
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/radb.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/radb.py
@@ -207,7 +207,11 @@ class RADatabase:
         if conditions:
             query += ' WHERE ' + ' AND '.join(conditions)
 
-        result = dict(self._executeQuery(query, qargs, fetch=_FETCH_ALL))
+        result = self._executeQuery(query, qargs, fetch=_FETCH_ALL)
+        if result and len(result) == 1:
+            result = dict(result[0])
+        else:
+            result = {'max_endtime': datetime.utcnow(), 'min_starttime': datetime.utcnow()}
 
         return result
 
@@ -1377,8 +1381,12 @@ class RADatabase:
 
         # update each task
         # depending on the task's claims in conflict/other status
+        conflicting_claims_for_tasks = self.getResourceClaims(task_ids=task_ids, status=conflistStatusId)
+        conflicting_claims_for_tasks = dict((c['task_id'],c) for c in conflicting_claims_for_tasks)
+
         for task_id in task_ids:
-            if self.getResourceClaims(task_ids=task_id, status=conflistStatusId):
+            conflicting_claims_for_task = conflicting_claims_for_tasks.get(task_id, [])
+            if conflicting_claims_for_task:
                 # if any claims in conflict -> task: conflict
                 self.updateTask(task_id=task_id, task_status='conflict', commit=False)
             elif self.getTask(task_id)['status'] == 'conflict':