diff --git a/aurora/utilities/utils.py b/aurora/utilities/utils.py
index 5c1992d..aeab27e 100644
--- a/aurora/utilities/utils.py
+++ b/aurora/utilities/utils.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ async def check_moddable(
     return True
 
 
-async def get_next_case_number(guild_id: str, cursor=None):
+async def get_next_case_number(guild_id: str, cursor = None) -> int:
     """This function returns the next case number from the MySQL table for a specific guild."""
     from .database import connect
 
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ async def get_next_case_number(guild_id: str, cursor=None):
     cursor.execute(
         f"SELECT moderation_id FROM `moderation_{guild_id}` ORDER BY moderation_id DESC LIMIT 1"
     )
-    return cursor.fetchone()[0] + 1
+    result = cursor.fetchone()
+    return (result[0] + 1) if result else 1
 
 
 def generate_dict(result):