diff --git a/Model/Component/Repository/TopicRepository.php b/Model/Component/Repository/TopicRepository.php
index 9f8b448..b79b487 100644
--- a/Model/Component/Repository/TopicRepository.php
+++ b/Model/Component/Repository/TopicRepository.php
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ public function findAllTopicsPaginatedByBoardId($boardId, $page, $itemsPerPage =
             throw new \Exception('Board id "' . $boardId . '" is invalid!');
         }
 
-        $params = array(':boardId' => $boardId, ':isSticky' => false);
-
         $qb = $this->createSelectQuery(array('t', 'b', 'c', 'fp', 'fp_author', 'lp', 'lp_author', 't_closedBy', 't_deletedBy', 't_stickiedBy'));
 
+        $params = array(':boardId' => $boardId, ':isSticky' => $qb->expr()->literal(false));
+
         $qb
             ->innerJoin('t.firstPost', 'fp')
                 ->leftJoin('fp.createdBy', 'fp_author')
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ public function findAllTopicsStickiedByBoardId($boardId, $canViewDeletedTopics =
             throw new \Exception('Board id "' . $boardId . '" is invalid!');
         }
 
-        $params = array(':boardId' => $boardId, ':isSticky' => true);
-
         $qb = $this->createSelectQuery(array('t', 'b', 'c', 'fp', 'fp_author', 'lp', 'lp_author', 't_closedBy', 't_deletedBy', 't_stickiedBy'));
 
+        $params = array(':boardId' => $boardId, ':isSticky' => $qb->expr()->literal(true));
+
         $qb
             ->innerJoin('t.firstPost', 'fp')
                 ->leftJoin('fp.createdBy', 'fp_author')