diff --git a/includes/database.inc b/includes/database.inc
index 68562f334ce65a2e07fd26f8384ffa3c9911e75a..8aa5787fa828f4f77dbe02e99aca1693a49a72b9 100644
--- a/includes/database.inc
+++ b/includes/database.inc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function db_fetch_row($qid) {
 }
 
 function db_fetch_array($qid) {
-  if ($qid) return mysql_fetch_array($qid);
+  if ($qid) return mysql_fetch_array($qid, MYSQL_ASSOC);
 }
 
 function db_result($qid, $field = 0) {