diff --git a/scan.go b/scan.go
index a1cb582e..e83390ca 100644
--- a/scan.go
+++ b/scan.go
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ func (db *DB) scanIntoStruct(sch *schema.Schema, rows *sql.Rows, reflectValue re
 			values[idx] = &sql.RawBytes{}
 		} else if len(columns) == 1 {
 			sch = nil
-			values[idx] = reflectValue.Interface()
+			if reflectValue.CanAddr() {
+				values[idx] = reflectValue.Addr().Interface()
+			} else {
+				values[idx] = reflectValue.Interface()
+			}
 		} else {
 			values[idx] = &sql.RawBytes{}
 		}
@@ -272,17 +276,7 @@ func Scan(rows *sql.Rows, db *DB, mode ScanMode) {
 			}
 		case reflect.Struct, reflect.Ptr:
 			if initialized || rows.Next() {
-				if update {
-					db.scanIntoStruct(sch, rows, reflectValue, values, columns, fields, joinFields)
-				} else {
-					elem := reflect.New(reflectValueType)
-					db.scanIntoStruct(sch, rows, elem, values, columns, fields, joinFields)
-					if isPtr {
-						db.Statement.ReflectValue.Set(elem)
-					} else {
-						db.Statement.ReflectValue.Set(elem.Elem())
-					}
-				}
+				db.scanIntoStruct(sch, rows, reflectValue, values, columns, fields, joinFields)
 			}
 		default:
 			db.AddError(rows.Scan(dest))