diff --git a/bot/plugins/useless.py b/bot/plugins/useless.py
index b38235c..f15521c 100644
--- a/bot/plugins/useless.py
+++ b/bot/plugins/useless.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class Useless(DatabasePlugin):
 
     @command
     def waifu(self, mask: IrcString, target: IrcString, args: DocOptDict):
-        """Get waifu for a user
+        """Get waifu for a user (set with prefixing the user with =)
 
         %%waifu [<nick>...]
         """
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ class Useless(DatabasePlugin):
                 WHERE
                   lower(nick) = lower(%s)
                 ''', [nick])
-            result = self.cur.fetchone()
+            result = self.cur.fetchone()['waifu']
 
-            if result and result['waifu']:
-                return '\x02[Waifu]\x02 {}: {}'.format(nick, result['waifu'])
+            if result:
+                return '\x02[Waifu]\x02 {}: {}'.format(nick, result)
 
     @command
     def husbando(self, mask: IrcString, target: IrcString, args: DocOptDict):
-        """Get husbando for a user
+        """Get husbando for a user (set with prefixing the user with =)
 
         %%husbando [<nick>...]
         """
@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ class Useless(DatabasePlugin):
                 WHERE
                   lower(nick) = lower(%s)
                 ''', [nick])
-            result = self.cur.fetchone()
+            result = self.cur.fetchone()['husbando']
 
-            if result and result['husbando']:
-                return '\x02[Husbando]\x02 {}: {}'.format(nick, result['husbando'])
+            if result:
+                return '\x02[Husbando]\x02 {}: {}'.format(nick, result)
 
     @command
     def storyofpomfface(self, mask: IrcString, target: IrcString,