diff --git a/src/Adapters/Storage/Postgres/PostgresStorageAdapter.js b/src/Adapters/Storage/Postgres/PostgresStorageAdapter.js
index 82ac0c20dc..83dd4444e7 100644
--- a/src/Adapters/Storage/Postgres/PostgresStorageAdapter.js
+++ b/src/Adapters/Storage/Postgres/PostgresStorageAdapter.js
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ export class PostgresStorageAdapter implements StorageAdapter {
     if (where.pattern.length > 0 || !estimate) {
       qs = `SELECT count(*) FROM $1:name ${wherePattern}`;
     } else {
-      qs = 'SELECT reltuples AS approximate_row_count FROM pg_class WHERE relname = $1';
+      qs = 'SELECT n_live_tup AS approximate_row_count FROM pg_stat_all_tables WHERE relname = $1;';
     }
 
     return this._client