diff --git a/pyfpdb/Hand.py b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
index aa048ae4..0973141f 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Hand.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Hand.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Hand(object):
         self.dbid_gt = 0
         self.tablename = ""
         self.hero = ""
-        self.maxseats = None
+        self.maxseats = 0
         self.counted_seats = 0
         self.buttonpos = 0
         
diff --git a/pyfpdb/TourneySummary.py b/pyfpdb/TourneySummary.py
index 7b3aa5be..105141d5 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/TourneySummary.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/TourneySummary.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class TourneySummary(object):
         self.buyin              = None
         self.fee                = None
         self.hero               = None
-        self.maxseats           = None
+        self.maxseats           = 0
         self.entries            = 0
         self.speed              = "Normal"
         self.prizepool          = 0  # Make it a dict in order to deal (eventually later) with non-money winnings : {'MONEY' : amount, 'OTHER' : Value ??}