Can't read object from ExecuteScalar method

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The following code sqLiteCommand.ExecuteScalar<object>(); throws an exception:

<System.NotSupportedException: Don't know how to read System.Object
   at SQLite.SQLiteCommand.ReadCol(sqlite3_stmt stmt, Int32 index, ColType type, Type clrType)
   at SQLite.SQLiteCommand.ExecuteScalar[T]()

if returned value from query is int

The workaround is to use

    var scalarValue = sqLiteCommand.ExecuteScalar<string>();
    int value = scalarValue == null ? 0 : Convert.ToInt32(scalarValue);