diff --git a/balancer.go b/balancer.go
index 5eb33bb..49db813 100644
--- a/balancer.go
+++ b/balancer.go
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ func newBalancer(ctx context.Context, numHealthChecker int, numDbInstance int, i
 	return c
 }
 
-func (c *balancer) size() int {
-	return c.dbs.size()
-}
-
 func (c *balancer) getHealthCheckPeriod() uint64 {
 	return atomic.LoadUint64(&c.healthCheckPeriod)
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bdbc77e..c70f86e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ module github.com/linxGnu/mssqlx
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0
-	github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.3.2-0.20210128211550-a1d5e6473423
-	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.0
-	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.6
+	github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.3.4
+	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.2
+	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.7
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20210107192922-496545a6307b // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1e65577..dd7f094 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSs
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.5.0/go.mod h1:DCzpHaOWr8IXmIStZouvnhqoel9Qv2LBy8hT2VhHyBg=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0 h1:BCTh4TKNUYmOmMUcQ3IipzF5prigylS7XXjEkfCHuOE=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0/go.mod h1:DCzpHaOWr8IXmIStZouvnhqoel9Qv2LBy8hT2VhHyBg=
-github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.3.2-0.20210128211550-a1d5e6473423 h1:5dW2FAtvUgEOn6kHCOW0ldbcFVEHDdjRlpdps/5HSLI=
-github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.3.2-0.20210128211550-a1d5e6473423/go.mod h1:2BljVx/86SuTyjE+aPYlHCTNvZrnJXghYGpNiXLBMCQ=
+github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.3.4 h1:wv+0IJZfL5z0uZoUjlpKgHkgaFSYD+r9CfrXjEXsO7w=
+github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.3.4/go.mod h1:2BljVx/86SuTyjE+aPYlHCTNvZrnJXghYGpNiXLBMCQ=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.2.0/go.mod h1:5WUZQaWbwv1U+lTReE5YruASi9Al49XbQIvNi/34Woo=
-github.com/lib/pq v1.10.0 h1:Zx5DJFEYQXio93kgXnQ09fXNiUKsqv4OUEu2UtGcB1E=
-github.com/lib/pq v1.10.0/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
-github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.6 h1:dNPt6NO46WmLVt2DLNpwczCmdV5boIZ6g/tlDrlRUbg=
+github.com/lib/pq v1.10.2 h1:AqzbZs4ZoCBp+GtejcpCpcxM3zlSMx29dXbUSeVtJb8=
+github.com/lib/pq v1.10.2/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.6/go.mod h1:NyWgC/yNuGj7Q9rpYnZvas74GogHl5/Z4A/KQRfk6bU=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.7 h1:fxWBnXkxfM6sRiuH3bqJ4CfzZojMOLVc0UTsTglEghA=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.7/go.mod h1:NyWgC/yNuGj7Q9rpYnZvas74GogHl5/Z4A/KQRfk6bU=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
diff --git a/mssqlx.go b/mssqlx.go
index 1057ac2..5ceb267 100644
--- a/mssqlx.go
+++ b/mssqlx.go
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// ErrNetwork networking error
-	ErrNetwork = errors.New("Network error/Connection refused")
+	ErrNetwork = errors.New("network error/connection refused")
 
 	// ErrNoConnection there is no connection to db
-	ErrNoConnection = errors.New("No connection available")
+	ErrNoConnection = errors.New("no connection available")
 
 	// ErrNoConnectionOrWsrep there is no connection to db or Wsrep is not ready
-	ErrNoConnectionOrWsrep = errors.New("No connection available or Wsrep is not ready")
+	ErrNoConnectionOrWsrep = errors.New("no connection available or Wsrep is not ready")
 )
 
 const (
@@ -761,93 +761,79 @@ func (dbs *DBs) QueryxContextOnMaster(ctx context.Context, query string, args ..
 	return
 }
 
-func _queryRow(ctx context.Context, target *balancer, query string, args ...interface{}) (dbr *wrapper, res *sql.Row, err error) {
-	var w *wrapper
-
-	if w, err = getDBFromBalancer(target); err != nil {
-		reportError(query, err)
-	} else {
-		res, dbr = w.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, args...), w
+func (dbs *DBs) _queryRow(ctx context.Context, target *balancer, query string, args ...interface{}) *sql.Row {
+	w, err := getDBFromBalancer(target)
+	if err != nil {
+		// no available node -> pick one
+		w = dbs._all[0]
 	}
-
-	return
+	return w.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, args...)
 }
 
 // QueryRow executes a query on slaves that is expected to return at most one row.
 // QueryRow always returns a non-nil value. Errors are deferred until
 // Row's Scan method is called.
-func (dbs *DBs) QueryRow(query string, args ...interface{}) (r *sql.Row, err error) {
-	_, r, err = _queryRow(context.Background(), dbs.readBalancer(), query, args...)
-	return
+func (dbs *DBs) QueryRow(query string, args ...interface{}) *sql.Row {
+	return dbs._queryRow(context.Background(), dbs.readBalancer(), query, args...)
 }
 
 // QueryRowOnMaster executes a query on masters that is expected to return at most one row.
 // QueryRow always returns a non-nil value. Errors are deferred until
 // Row's Scan method is called.
-func (dbs *DBs) QueryRowOnMaster(query string, args ...interface{}) (r *sql.Row, err error) {
-	_, r, err = _queryRow(context.Background(), dbs.masters, query, args...)
-	return
+func (dbs *DBs) QueryRowOnMaster(query string, args ...interface{}) *sql.Row {
+	return dbs._queryRow(context.Background(), dbs.masters, query, args...)
 }
 
 // QueryRowContext executes a query on slaves that is expected to return at most one row.
 // QueryRow always returns a non-nil value. Errors are deferred until
 // Row's Scan method is called.
-func (dbs *DBs) QueryRowContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) (r *sql.Row, err error) {
-	_, r, err = _queryRow(ctx, dbs.readBalancer(), query, args...)
-	return
+func (dbs *DBs) QueryRowContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) *sql.Row {
+	return dbs._queryRow(ctx, dbs.readBalancer(), query, args...)
 }
 
 // QueryRowContextOnMaster executes a query on masters that is expected to return at most one row.
 // QueryRow always returns a non-nil value. Errors are deferred until
 // Row's Scan method is called.
-func (dbs *DBs) QueryRowContextOnMaster(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) (r *sql.Row, err error) {
-	_, r, err = _queryRow(ctx, dbs.masters, query, args...)
-	return
+func (dbs *DBs) QueryRowContextOnMaster(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) *sql.Row {
+	return dbs._queryRow(ctx, dbs.masters, query, args...)
 }
 
-func _queryRowx(ctx context.Context, target *balancer, query string, args ...interface{}) (dbr *wrapper, res *sqlx.Row, err error) {
-	var w *wrapper
-
-	if w, err = getDBFromBalancer(target); err != nil {
-		reportError(query, err)
-	} else {
-		res, dbr = w.db.QueryRowxContext(ctx, query, args...), w
+func (dbs *DBs) _queryRowx(ctx context.Context, target *balancer, query string, args ...interface{}) *sqlx.Row {
+	w, err := getDBFromBalancer(target)
+	if err != nil {
+		// no available node -> pick one
+		w = dbs._all[0]
 	}
-
-	return
+	return w.db.QueryRowxContext(ctx, query, args...)
 }
 
 // QueryRowx executes a query on slaves that is expected to return at most one row.
 // But return sqlx.Row instead of sql.Row.
 // QueryRow always returns a non-nil value. Errors are deferred until
 // Row's Scan method is called.
-func (dbs *DBs) QueryRowx(query string, args ...interface{}) (r *sqlx.Row, err error) {
-	_, r, err = _queryRowx(context.Background(), dbs.readBalancer(), query, args...)
-	return
+func (dbs *DBs) QueryRowx(query string, args ...interface{}) *sqlx.Row {
+	return dbs._queryRowx(context.Background(), dbs.readBalancer(), query, args...)
 }
 
 // QueryRowxOnMaster executes a query on masters that is expected to return at most one row.
 // QueryRow always returns a non-nil value. Errors are deferred until
 // Row's Scan method is called.
-func (dbs *DBs) QueryRowxOnMaster(query string, args ...interface{}) (r *sqlx.Row, err error) {
-	_, r, err = _queryRowx(context.Background(), dbs.masters, query, args...)
-	return
+func (dbs *DBs) QueryRowxOnMaster(query string, args ...interface{}) *sqlx.Row {
+	return dbs._queryRowx(context.Background(), dbs.masters, query, args...)
 }
 
 // QueryRowxContext executes a query on slaves that is expected to return at most one row.
 // QueryRow always returns a non-nil value. Errors are deferred until
 // Row's Scan method is called.
-func (dbs *DBs) QueryRowxContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) (r *sqlx.Row, err error) {
-	_, r, err = _queryRowx(ctx, dbs.readBalancer(), query, args...)
-	return
+func (dbs *DBs) QueryRowxContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) *sqlx.Row {
+	return dbs._queryRowx(ctx, dbs.readBalancer(), query, args...)
 }
 
 // QueryRowxContextOnMaster executes a query on masters that is expected to return at most one row.
 // QueryRow always returns a non-nil value. Errors are deferred until
 // Row's Scan method is called.
-func (dbs *DBs) QueryRowxContextOnMaster(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) (r *sqlx.Row, err error) {
-	_, r, err = _queryRowx(ctx, dbs.masters, query, args...)
-	return
+func (dbs *DBs) QueryRowxContextOnMaster(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) *sqlx.Row {
+	return dbs._queryRowx(ctx, dbs.masters, query, args...)
 }
 
 func _select(ctx context.Context, target *balancer, dest interface{}, query string, args ...interface{}) (dbr *wrapper, err error) {
diff --git a/mssqlx_test.go b/mssqlx_test.go
index d6ac7d5..4d6b153 100644
--- a/mssqlx_test.go
+++ b/mssqlx_test.go
@@ -287,6 +287,18 @@ func TestParseError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *balancer) size() int {
+	return c.dbs.size()
+}
+
+func (b *dbList) size() (v int) {
+	list, stored := b.list.Load().([]*wrapper)
+	if stored {
+		v = len(list)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func TestDbBalancer(t *testing.T) {
 	dbB := newBalancer(context.Background(), 0, 4, true)
 
@@ -942,37 +954,16 @@ func TestNilReceivers(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Error("Expected error when getting into nil struct ptr.")
 		}
 
-		if _, err = db.QueryRow("SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 1"); err != nil {
-			t.Error("Fail query row")
-		}
-
-		if r, err := db.QueryRowOnMaster("SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 2"); err != nil || r == nil {
-			t.Error("Fail query row")
-		}
-
-		if _, err = db.QueryRowContext(context.Background(), "SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 1"); err != nil {
-			t.Error("Fail query row")
-		}
-
-		if r, err := db.QueryRowContextOnMaster(context.Background(), "SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 2"); err != nil || r == nil {
-			t.Error("Fail query row")
-		}
-
-		if _, err = db.QueryRowx("SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 1"); err != nil {
-			t.Error("Fail query row")
-		}
-
-		if r, err := db.QueryRowxOnMaster("SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 2"); err != nil || r == nil {
-			t.Error("Fail query row")
-		}
-
-		if _, err = db.QueryRowxContext(context.Background(), "SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 1"); err != nil {
-			t.Error("Fail query row")
-		}
-
-		if r, err := db.QueryRowxContextOnMaster(context.Background(), "SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 2"); err != nil || r == nil {
-			t.Error("Fail query row")
-		}
+		var num int
+		require.Nil(t, db.QueryRow("SELECT count(1) FROM person").Scan(&num))
+		require.True(t, num > 0)
+		require.NotNil(t, db.QueryRowOnMaster("SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 2"))
+		require.NotNil(t, db.QueryRowContext(context.Background(), "SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 1"))
+		require.NotNil(t, db.QueryRowContextOnMaster(context.Background(), "SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 2"))
+		require.NotNil(t, db.QueryRowx("SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 1"))
+		require.NotNil(t, db.QueryRowxOnMaster("SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 2"))
+		require.NotNil(t, db.QueryRowxContext(context.Background(), "SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 1"))
+		require.NotNil(t, db.QueryRowxContextOnMaster(context.Background(), "SELECT * FROM person LIMIT 2"))
 
 		var pp *[]Person
 		if err = db.Select(pp, "SELECT * FROM person"); err == nil {
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index bf5f43d..7235e31 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -48,14 +48,6 @@ type dbList struct {
 	_            [9]uint64
 }
 
-func (b *dbList) size() (v int) {
-	list, stored := b.list.Load().([]*wrapper)
-	if stored {
-		v = len(list)
-	}
-	return
-}
-
 func (b *dbList) current() (w *wrapper) {
 	list, stored := b.list.Load().([]*wrapper)
 	if stored {