Sqlite Query - Record Is Being Returned If Table Is Empty?

I've a problem with a query in sqlite3.

The query is very simple:

SELECT MAX (INIT_DATE) INIT_DATE FROM TABLE;

When my application execute this query, and the table is empty, a record is returned. I can't understand why a record is being returned if the table is empty. It should return cero results.

I've tried to execute the query in two different ways:

cursor = db.query(true, "TABLE", new String[] {"MAX(INIT_DATE) AS INIT_DATE"}, null, null, null, null, null, null);

cursor = db.rawQuery("SELECT MAX(INIT_DATE) AS INIT_DATE FROM TABLE", null);