diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index bd4377ca..cb000dda 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -8,94 +8,97 @@ PATH
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    actionpack (5.2.4.3)
-      actionview (= 5.2.4.3)
-      activesupport (= 5.2.4.3)
+    actionpack (5.2.6)
+      actionview (= 5.2.6)
+      activesupport (= 5.2.6)
       rack (~> 2.0, >= 2.0.8)
       rack-test (>= 0.6.3)
       rails-dom-testing (~> 2.0)
       rails-html-sanitizer (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
-    actionview (5.2.4.3)
-      activesupport (= 5.2.4.3)
+    actionview (5.2.6)
+      activesupport (= 5.2.6)
       builder (~> 3.1)
       erubi (~> 1.4)
       rails-dom-testing (~> 2.0)
       rails-html-sanitizer (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.3)
-    activemodel (5.2.4.3)
-      activesupport (= 5.2.4.3)
-    activerecord (5.2.4.3)
-      activemodel (= 5.2.4.3)
-      activesupport (= 5.2.4.3)
+    activemodel (5.2.6)
+      activesupport (= 5.2.6)
+    activerecord (5.2.6)
+      activemodel (= 5.2.6)
+      activesupport (= 5.2.6)
       arel (>= 9.0)
-    activesupport (5.2.4.3)
+    activesupport (5.2.6)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
       i18n (>= 0.7, < 2)
       minitest (~> 5.1)
       tzinfo (~> 1.1)
     arel (9.0.0)
     builder (3.2.4)
-    coderay (1.1.2)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.1.6)
+    coderay (1.1.3)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.1.9)
     crass (1.0.6)
-    database_cleaner (1.8.5)
+    database_cleaner (2.0.1)
+      database_cleaner-active_record (~> 2.0.0)
+    database_cleaner-active_record (2.0.1)
+      activerecord (>= 5.a)
+      database_cleaner-core (~> 2.0.0)
+    database_cleaner-core (2.0.1)
     db-query-matchers (0.10.0)
       activesupport (>= 4.0, < 7)
       rspec (~> 3.0)
-    diff-lcs (1.3)
-    erubi (1.9.0)
-    i18n (1.8.2)
+    diff-lcs (1.4.4)
+    erubi (1.10.0)
+    i18n (1.8.10)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    loofah (2.5.0)
+    loofah (2.12.0)
       crass (~> 1.0.2)
       nokogiri (>= 1.5.9)
     method_source (0.9.2)
     mini_portile2 (2.4.0)
-    minitest (5.14.1)
+    minitest (5.14.4)
     mysql2 (0.4.10)
-    nokogiri (1.10.9)
+    nokogiri (1.10.10)
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.4.0)
     pry (0.12.2)
       coderay (~> 1.1.0)
       method_source (~> 0.9.0)
     pry-nav (0.3.0)
       pry (>= 0.9.10, < 0.13.0)
-    rack (2.2.2)
+    rack (2.2.3)
     rack-test (1.1.0)
       rack (>= 1.0, < 3)
     rails-dom-testing (2.0.3)
       activesupport (>= 4.2.0)
       nokogiri (>= 1.6)
-    rails-html-sanitizer (1.3.0)
+    rails-html-sanitizer (1.4.2)
       loofah (~> 2.3)
-    rake (13.0.1)
-    redcarpet (3.5.0)
-    rr (1.2.1)
-    rspec (3.9.0)
-      rspec-core (~> 3.9.0)
-      rspec-expectations (~> 3.9.0)
-      rspec-mocks (~> 3.9.0)
-    rspec-core (3.9.2)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.9.3)
-    rspec-expectations (3.9.2)
+    rake (13.0.6)
+    redcarpet (3.5.1)
+    rr (3.0.7)
+    rspec (3.10.0)
+      rspec-core (~> 3.10.0)
+      rspec-expectations (~> 3.10.0)
+      rspec-mocks (~> 3.10.0)
+    rspec-core (3.10.1)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.10.0)
+    rspec-expectations (3.10.1)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.9.0)
-    rspec-mocks (3.9.1)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.10.0)
+    rspec-mocks (3.10.2)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.9.0)
-    rspec-support (3.9.3)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.10.0)
+    rspec-support (3.10.2)
     sqlite3 (1.4.2)
     thread_safe (0.3.6)
-    tzinfo (1.2.7)
+    tzinfo (1.2.9)
       thread_safe (~> 0.1)
-    yard (0.9.25)
+    yard (0.9.26)
 
 PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   actionpack
-  activerecord (~> 5.2.0)
-  activesupport (~> 5.2.0)
   brainstem!
   database_cleaner
   db-query-matchers
diff --git a/lib/brainstem/query_strategies/base_strategy.rb b/lib/brainstem/query_strategies/base_strategy.rb
index a9333c93..b31599b5 100644
--- a/lib/brainstem/query_strategies/base_strategy.rb
+++ b/lib/brainstem/query_strategies/base_strategy.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def use_calc_row?
       end
 
       def delegate_count_to_presenter?
-        primary_presenter.evaluate_count?
+        primary_presenter&.evaluate_count?
       end
 
       def calculate_limit