diff --git a/clickhouse_sqlalchemy/drivers/http/connector.py b/clickhouse_sqlalchemy/drivers/http/connector.py
index 17dbef7c..d3c89237 100644
--- a/clickhouse_sqlalchemy/drivers/http/connector.py
+++ b/clickhouse_sqlalchemy/drivers/http/connector.py
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ def execute(self, operation, parameters=None, context=None):
         if parameters is not None:
             raw_sql = raw_sql % self._params_escaper.escape(parameters)
 
+        raw_sql_big = raw_sql.upper()
+        if 'FORMAT' not in raw_sql_big and 'INSERT' not in raw_sql_big:
+            raw_sql += ' FORMAT TabSeparatedWithNamesAndTypes'
+
         self._reset_state()
         self._begin_query()
 
diff --git a/tests/drivers/http/test_cursor.py b/tests/drivers/http/test_cursor.py
index 8d0858b4..5e99bf6f 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/http/test_cursor.py
+++ b/tests/drivers/http/test_cursor.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-from tests.testcase import HttpSessionTestCase
+from tests.testcase import HttpSessionTestCase, HttpEngineTestCase
 
 
-class CursorTestCase(HttpSessionTestCase):
-    def test_check_iter_cursor(self):
+class CursorTestCase(HttpSessionTestCase, HttpEngineTestCase):
+    def test_check_iter_cursor_by_session(self):
         rv = self.session.execute('SELECT number FROM system.numbers LIMIT 5')
         self.assertListEqual(list(rv), [(x,) for x in range(5)])
+
+    def test_check_iter_cursor_by_engine(self):
+        rv = self.engine.execute('SELECT number FROM system.numbers LIMIT 5')
+        self.assertListEqual(list(rv), [(x,) for x in range(5)])
diff --git a/tests/session.py b/tests/session.py
index e1e48a04..655e0cbd 100644
--- a/tests/session.py
+++ b/tests/session.py
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 from clickhouse_sqlalchemy import make_session
 from tests.config import http_uri, native_uri, system_native_uri
 
-http_session = make_session(create_engine(http_uri))
+http_engine = create_engine(http_uri)
+http_session = make_session(http_engine)
 http_stream_session = make_session(create_engine(http_uri + '?stream=1'))
-native_session = make_session(create_engine(native_uri))
+native_engine = create_engine(native_uri)
+native_session = make_session(native_engine)
 
 system_native_session = make_session(create_engine(system_native_uri))
 
diff --git a/tests/testcase.py b/tests/testcase.py
index c1dd85c5..72df937f 100644
--- a/tests/testcase.py
+++ b/tests/testcase.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Query
 
 from tests.config import database, host, port, http_port, user, password
-from tests.session import http_session, native_session, system_native_session
+from tests.session import http_session, native_session, system_native_session, http_engine, native_engine
 from tests.util import skip_by_server_version
 
 
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ class HttpSessionTestCase(BaseTestCase):
     port = http_port
     session = http_session
 
+class HttpEngineTestCase(BaseTestCase):
+    """ Explicitly HTTP-based session Test Case """
+
+    port = http_port
+    engine = http_engine
 
 class NativeSessionTestCase(BaseTestCase):
     """ Explicitly Native-protocol-based session Test Case """