diff --git a/lib/Models/Newsletter.php b/lib/Models/Newsletter.php
index 16612e2640..bf17683ab5 100644
--- a/lib/Models/Newsletter.php
+++ b/lib/Models/Newsletter.php
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ class Newsletter extends Model {
       $this->set_expr('deleted_at', 'NULL');
     }
 
-    if (isset($this->body)) {
+    if (isset($this->body) && ($this->body !== false)) {
       if (is_array($this->body)) {
-        $this->body = json_encode($this->body);
+        $this->body = (string)json_encode($this->body);
       }
       $this->set(
         'body',
diff --git a/lib/Models/ScheduledTask.php b/lib/Models/ScheduledTask.php
index 86355f564d..9a1eebe7e1 100644
--- a/lib/Models/ScheduledTask.php
+++ b/lib/Models/ScheduledTask.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class ScheduledTask extends Model {
     if (!is_null($this->meta) && !Helpers::isJson($this->meta)) {
       $this->set(
         'meta',
-        json_encode($this->meta)
+        (string)json_encode($this->meta)
       );
     }
     parent::save();
diff --git a/lib/Models/Segment.php b/lib/Models/Segment.php
index 143289669a..1eebbae1b3 100644
--- a/lib/Models/Segment.php
+++ b/lib/Models/Segment.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class Segment extends Model {
   }
 
   public function withSubscribersCount() {
-    $this->subscribersCount = SubscriberSegment::tableAlias('relation')
+    $query = SubscriberSegment::tableAlias('relation')
       ->where('relation.segment_id', $this->id)
       ->join(
         MP_SUBSCRIBERS_TABLE,
@@ -117,8 +117,11 @@ class Segment extends Model {
         Subscriber::STATUS_BOUNCED
       )
       ->whereNull('subscribers.deleted_at')
-      ->findOne()
-      ->asArray();
+      ->findOne();
+
+    if ($query instanceof SubscriberSegment) {
+      $this->subscribersCount = $query->asArray();
+    }
 
     return $this;
   }