diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/CheckOnlineControllers.php b/app/Console/Commands/CheckOnlineControllers.php
index 965cd1443..d2ae25f96 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/CheckOnlineControllers.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/CheckOnlineControllers.php
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ public function handle()
         }
 
         // Fetch which first four characters from ICAOs should look for based on positions database
-        $areasRaw = DB::raw('SELECT DISTINCT LEFT(callsign, 4) as prefix FROM positions;');
+        $areasRaw = DB::table('positions')
+        ->select(DB::raw('DISTINCT LEFT(callsign, 4) as prefix'))
+        ->get();
 
         $areas = collect();
         foreach ($areasRaw as $a) {