diff --git a/SQLitePlugin.coffee.md b/SQLitePlugin.coffee.md
index 0f588bbcc..3908b54c3 100644
--- a/SQLitePlugin.coffee.md
+++ b/SQLitePlugin.coffee.md
@@ -238,13 +238,24 @@
 
       qid = @executes.length
 
+      params = []
+      if !!values && values.constructor == Array
+        for v in values
+          t = typeof v
+          params.push (
+            if v == null || v == undefined || t == 'number' || t == 'string' then v
+            else if v instanceof Blob then v.valueOf()
+            else v.toString()
+          )
+
       @executes.push
         success: success
         error: error
         qid: qid
 
         sql: sql
-        params: values || []
+        #params: values || []
+        params: params
 
       return
 
diff --git a/test-www/www/index.html b/test-www/www/index.html
index e7c1ec6e2..8a989890e 100755
--- a/test-www/www/index.html
+++ b/test-www/www/index.html
@@ -736,7 +736,6 @@
           });
         });
 
-        // XXX reproduce BUG #144:
         test(suiteName + "executeSql parameter as array", function() {
           stop();
           var db = openDatabase("array-parameter.db", "1.0", "Demo", DEFAULT_SIZE);
@@ -752,8 +751,7 @@
                   start();
                   var row = res.rows.item(0);
                   strictEqual(row.data1, 'abc', "data1: string");
-                  // XXX BUG #144 - only works with Web SQL:
-                  if (isWebSql) strictEqual(row.data2, '1,2,3', "data2: array should have been inserted as text (string)");
+                  strictEqual(row.data2, '1,2,3', "data2: array should have been inserted as text (string)");
                 });
               });
             });
diff --git a/www/SQLitePlugin.js b/www/SQLitePlugin.js
index e66952f80..730a1a750 100644
--- a/www/SQLitePlugin.js
+++ b/www/SQLitePlugin.js
@@ -247,14 +247,22 @@
   };
 
   SQLitePluginTransaction.prototype.addStatement = function(sql, values, success, error) {
-    var qid;
+    var params, qid, t, v, _i, _len;
     qid = this.executes.length;
+    params = [];
+    if (!!values && values.constructor === Array) {
+      for (_i = 0, _len = values.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
+        v = values[_i];
+        t = typeof v;
+        params.push((v === null || v === void 0 || t === 'number' || t === 'string' ? v : v instanceof Blob ? v.valueOf() : v.toString()));
+      }
+    }
     this.executes.push({
       success: success,
       error: error,
       qid: qid,
       sql: sql,
-      params: values || []
+      params: params
     });
   };