diff --git a/src/tools/performance.ts b/src/tools/performance.ts
index d0b2910..baef6fb 100644
--- a/src/tools/performance.ts
+++ b/src/tools/performance.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export async function getTableStatsTool(
         SELECT 
           schemaname as schema_name,
           relname as table_name,
-          (COALESCE(n_tup_ins, 0) + COALESCE(n_tup_upd, 0) + COALESCE(n_tup_del, 0))::bigint as row_count,
+          COALESCE(n_live_tup, 0)::bigint as row_count,
           pg_relation_size(schemaname||'.'||relname) as table_size_bytes,
           pg_size_pretty(pg_relation_size(schemaname||'.'||relname)) as table_size_pretty,
           pg_indexes_size(schemaname||'.'||relname) as index_size_bytes,
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export async function getTableStatsTool(
         SELECT 
           schemaname as schema_name,
           relname as table_name,
-          (COALESCE(n_tup_ins, 0) + COALESCE(n_tup_upd, 0) + COALESCE(n_tup_del, 0))::bigint as row_count,
+          COALESCE(n_live_tup, 0)::bigint as row_count,
           pg_relation_size(schemaname||'.'||relname) as table_size_bytes,
           pg_size_pretty(pg_relation_size(schemaname||'.'||relname)) as table_size_pretty,
           pg_indexes_size(schemaname||'.'||relname) as index_size_bytes,
diff --git a/tests/integration/container.test.ts b/tests/integration/container.test.ts
index 40f567d..f3bebd5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/container.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/container.test.ts
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ describe("Testcontainer Integration Tests", () => {
         (s) => s.table_name === "users"
       );
       expect(userStats).toBeDefined();
-      expect(userStats!.row_count).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+      expect(userStats!.row_count).toBe(3);
       expect(userStats!.table_size_bytes).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 
       // Test 12: Get table stats for specific table
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ describe("Testcontainer Integration Tests", () => {
       expect(userStatsResult.stats).toBeDefined();
       expect(userStatsResult.stats!.length).toBe(1);
       expect(userStatsResult.stats![0].table_name).toBe("users");
+      expect(userStatsResult.stats![0].row_count).toBe(3);
 
       // Test 13: List views
       const viewsResult = await listViewsTool({ schema: "testschema" });