diff --git a/vochain/indexer/block.go b/vochain/indexer/block.go
index 59cdc4d54..9987e9543 100644
--- a/vochain/indexer/block.go
+++ b/vochain/indexer/block.go
@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ func (idx *Indexer) BlockList(limit, offset int, chainID, hash, proposerAddress
 // CountBlocks returns how many blocks are indexed.
 func (idx *Indexer) CountBlocks() (uint64, error) {
 	results, err := idx.readOnlyQuery.SearchBlocks(context.TODO(), indexerdb.SearchBlocksParams{
-		Limit: 1,
+		ChainID:         "",
+		HashSubstr:      "",
+		ProposerAddress: "",
+		Offset:          0,
+		Limit:           1,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
diff --git a/vochain/indexer/migrations/0018_dummy.sql b/vochain/indexer/migrations/0018_dummy.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..358e65d31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vochain/indexer/migrations/0018_dummy.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- +goose Up
+-- intentionally does nothing
+
+-- This is a no-op command in SQLite, used just to have a valid SQL statement.
+SELECT 1;