diff --git a/internal/mysql/param.go b/internal/mysql/param.go
index 021f074c48..ecb7865b29 100644
--- a/internal/mysql/param.go
+++ b/internal/mysql/param.go
@@ -44,12 +44,20 @@ func paramsInLimitExpr(limit *sqlparser.Limit, s *Schema, tableAliasMap FromTabl
 
 func paramsInWhereExpr(e sqlparser.SQLNode, s *Schema, tableAliasMap FromTables, defaultTable string, settings dinosql.GenerateSettings) ([]*Param, error) {
 	params := []*Param{}
+	if e == nil {
+		return params, nil
+	} else if expr, ok := e.(*sqlparser.Where); ok {
+		if expr == nil {
+			return params, nil
+		}
+		e = expr.Expr
+	}
 	switch v := e.(type) {
 	case *sqlparser.Where:
 		if v == nil {
 			return params, nil
 		}
-		return paramsInWhereExpr(v.Expr, s, tableAliasMap, defaultTable, settings)
+		return paramsInWhereExpr(v, s, tableAliasMap, defaultTable, settings)
 	case *sqlparser.ComparisonExpr:
 		p, found, err := paramInComparison(v, s, tableAliasMap, defaultTable, settings)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/mysql/parse.go b/internal/mysql/parse.go
index d2d9a4de73..24a7cac5ac 100644
--- a/internal/mysql/parse.go
+++ b/internal/mysql/parse.go
@@ -272,8 +272,10 @@ func parseUpdate(node *sqlparser.Update, query string, s *Schema, settings dinos
 	params := []*Param{}
 	for _, updateExpr := range node.Exprs {
 		col := updateExpr.Name
-		newValue, isParam := updateExpr.Expr.(*sqlparser.SQLVal)
-		if !isParam {
+		newValue, isValue := updateExpr.Expr.(*sqlparser.SQLVal)
+		if !isValue {
+			continue
+		} else if isParam := newValue.Type == sqlparser.ValArg; !isParam {
 			continue
 		}
 		colDfn, err := s.getColType(col, tableAliasMap, defaultTable)
@@ -289,7 +291,7 @@ func parseUpdate(node *sqlparser.Update, query string, s *Schema, settings dinos
 		params = append(params, &param)
 	}
 
-	whereParams, err := paramsInWhereExpr(node.Where.Expr, s, tableAliasMap, defaultTable, settings)
+	whereParams, err := paramsInWhereExpr(node.Where, s, tableAliasMap, defaultTable, settings)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse params from WHERE expression: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/mysql/parse_test.go b/internal/mysql/parse_test.go
index 373293511e..c6bdc013cd 100644
--- a/internal/mysql/parse_test.go
+++ b/internal/mysql/parse_test.go
@@ -388,6 +388,22 @@ UPDATE users SET first_name = ?, last_name = ? WHERE id > ? AND first_name = ? L
 				SchemaLookup:     mockSchema,
 			},
 		},
+		testCase{
+			name: "update_without_where",
+			input: expected{
+				query:  "/* name: UpdateAllUsers :exec */ update users set first_name = 'Bob'",
+				schema: mockSchema,
+			},
+			output: &Query{
+				SQL:              "update users set first_name = 'Bob'",
+				Columns:          nil,
+				Params:           []*Param{},
+				Name:             "UpdateAllUsers",
+				Cmd:              ":exec",
+				DefaultTableName: "users",
+				SchemaLookup:     mockSchema,
+			},
+		},
 		testCase{
 			name: "update_users",
 			input: expected{