diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index b9f01a4cf4..12c0b8bb12 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -622,7 +622,8 @@ class Connection extends EventEmitter {
       // execute(options, cb)
       options = {
         ...options,
-        ...sql
+        ...sql,
+        sql: sql.sql
       };
       if (typeof values === 'function') {
         cb = values;
@@ -911,7 +912,8 @@ class Connection extends EventEmitter {
       // query(options, cb)
       options = {
         ...options,
-        ...sql
+        ...sql,
+        sql: sql.sql
       };
       if (typeof values === 'function') {
         cb = values;