diff --git a/src/py/flwr/server/superlink/linkstate/sqlite_linkstate.py b/src/py/flwr/server/superlink/linkstate/sqlite_linkstate.py
index 5609d002ba9b..77bb3337d7f4 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/server/superlink/linkstate/sqlite_linkstate.py
+++ b/src/py/flwr/server/superlink/linkstate/sqlite_linkstate.py
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ def get_federation_options(self, run_id: int) -> Optional[ConfigsRecord]:
         """Retrieve the federation options for the specified `run_id`."""
         # Convert the uint64 value to sint64 for SQLite
         sint64_run_id = convert_uint64_to_sint64(run_id)
-        query = "SELECT * FROM run WHERE run_id = ?;"
+        query = "SELECT federation_options FROM run WHERE run_id = ?;"
         rows = self.query(query, (sint64_run_id,))
 
         # Check if the run_id exists