diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/sql.v b/vlib/v/gen/sql.v
index 36a6c683e1..f620b2541c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/sql.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/sql.v
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_expr(node ast.SqlExpr) {
 	g.sql_stmt_name = g.new_tmp_var()
 	db_name := g.new_tmp_var()
 	g.writeln('\n\t// sql')
-	g.write('${dbtype}__DB $db_name = *(${dbtype}__DB*)${node.db_var_name}.data;')
-	g.write('sqlite3_stmt* $g.sql_stmt_name = ${dbtype}__DB_init_stmt(*(${dbtype}__DB*)${node.db_var_name}.data, tos_lit("$q')
+	// g.write('${dbtype}__DB $db_name = *(${dbtype}__DB*)${node.db_var_name}.data;')
+	g.write('${dbtype}__DB $db_name = ${node.db_var_name};')
+	// g.write('sqlite3_stmt* $g.sql_stmt_name = ${dbtype}__DB_init_stmt(*(${dbtype}__DB*)${node.db_var_name}.data, tos_lit("$q')
+	g.write('sqlite3_stmt* $g.sql_stmt_name = ${dbtype}__DB_init_stmt($db_name, tos_lit("$q')
 	if node.has_where && node.where_expr is ast.InfixExpr {
 		g.expr_to_sql(node.where_expr)
 	}