diff --git a/framework/yii/redis/ActiveQuery.php b/framework/yii/redis/ActiveQuery.php
index eabd843..2174901 100644
--- a/framework/yii/redis/ActiveQuery.php
+++ b/framework/yii/redis/ActiveQuery.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class ActiveQuery extends \yii\base\Component implements ActiveQueryInterface
 	 * Executes the query and returns all results as an array.
 	 * @param Connection $db the database connection used to execute the query.
 	 * If this parameter is not given, the `db` application component will be used.
-	 * @return ActiveRecord[] the query results. If the query results in nothing, an empty array will be returned.
+	 * @return array|ActiveRecord[] the query results. If the query results in nothing, an empty array will be returned.
 	 */
 	public function all($db = null)
 	{
@@ -215,20 +215,20 @@ class ActiveQuery extends \yii\base\Component implements ActiveQueryInterface
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the query result as a scalar value.
-	 * The value returned will be the first column in the first row of the query results.
-	 * @param string $column name of the column to select
+	 * The value returned will be the specified attribute in the first record of the query results.
+	 * @param string $attribute name of the attribute to select
 	 * @param Connection $db the database connection used to execute the query.
 	 * If this parameter is not given, the `db` application component will be used.
-	 * @return string|boolean the value of the first column in the first row of the query result.
-	 * False is returned if the query result is empty.
+	 * @return string the value of the specified attribute in the first record of the query result.
+	 * Null is returned if the query result is empty.
 	 */
-	public function scalar($column, $db = null)
+	public function scalar($attribute, $db = null)
 	{
 		$record = $this->one($db);
-		if ($record === null) {
-			return false;
+		if ($record !== null) {
+			return $record->$attribute;
 		} else {
-			return $record->$column;
+			return null;
 		}
 	}