diff --git a/pg_stat_plans.c b/pg_stat_plans.c
index 0ddc647..d53c62f 100644
--- a/pg_stat_plans.c
+++ b/pg_stat_plans.c
@@ -1381,16 +1381,13 @@ pg_stat_plans_explain(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 		initStringInfo(&query);
 		appendStringInfo(&query, "EXPLAIN ");
-		if (!explain_sql_text)
-		{
-			/*
-			 * Rely on this being NULL-terminated for us:
-			 */
-			appendBinaryStringInfo(&query, entry->query, entry->query_len);
-			/* Store query string */
-			explain_sql_text = palloc(query.len + 1);
-			strcpy(explain_sql_text, query.data);
-		}
+		/*
+		 * Rely on this being NULL-terminated for us:
+		 */
+		appendBinaryStringInfo(&query, entry->query, entry->query_len);
+		/* Store query string */
+		explain_sql_text = palloc(query.len + 1);
+		strcpy(explain_sql_text, query.data);
 
 		LWLockRelease(pgsp->lock);
 
diff --git a/tests/normalization_integration.py b/tests/normalization_integration.py
index 17aeb6f..98612aa 100755
--- a/tests/normalization_integration.py
+++ b/tests/normalization_integration.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def main():
     in some cases at some point in the code's development.
     """
 
-    conn = psycopg2.connect("")
+    conn = psycopg2.connect("host=localhost")
     cur = conn.cursor()
     cur.execute("set pg_stat_plans.track = 'all';")