diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6285ae0..f2ac3ea 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@sqlitecloud/drivers",
-  "version": "1.0.345",
+  "version": "1.0.354",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@sqlitecloud/drivers",
-      "version": "1.0.345",
+      "version": "1.0.354",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@craftzdog/react-native-buffer": "^6.0.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a79014d..14901af 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sqlitecloud/drivers",
-  "version": "1.0.345",
+  "version": "1.0.354",
   "description": "SQLiteCloud drivers for Typescript/Javascript in edge, web and node clients",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "types": "./lib/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/drivers/protocol.ts b/src/drivers/protocol.ts
index ae9238d..5ecd473 100644
--- a/src/drivers/protocol.ts
+++ b/src/drivers/protocol.ts
@@ -335,6 +335,10 @@ export function popData(buffer: Buffer): { data: SQLiteCloudDataTypes | SQLiteCl
 
 /** Format a command to be sent via SCSP protocol */
 export function formatCommand(command: SQLiteCloudCommand): string {
+  // core returns null if there's a space after the semi column
+  // we want to maintain a compatibility with the standard sqlite3 driver
+  command.query = command.query.trim()
+
   if (command.parameters && command.parameters.length > 0) {
     // by SCSP the string paramenters in the array are zero-terminated
     return serializeCommand([command.query, ...(command.parameters || [])], true)
diff --git a/test/statement.test.ts b/test/statement.test.ts
index 2fa07ae..362e468 100644
--- a/test/statement.test.ts
+++ b/test/statement.test.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ it('Statement.each without bindings', done => {
   statement.each(4, rowCallback, completeCallback)
 })
 
-
 it('Statement.get', done => {
   const chinook = getChinookDatabase()
   expect(chinook).toBeDefined()
@@ -226,7 +225,6 @@ it('Statement.get without bindings', done => {
   })
 })
 
-
 it('Statement.run', done => {
   const chinook = getChinookDatabase()
   expect(chinook).toBeDefined()
@@ -268,7 +266,7 @@ it('Statement.run - insert', done => {
   })
 })
 
-it('Statement.run - insert with empty space after semicolon returns null', done => {
+it("Statement.run - insert with empty space after semicolon shouldn't return null", done => {
   // create simple "people" database that we can write in...
   const database = getTestingDatabase(error => {
     expect(error).toBeNull()
@@ -277,14 +275,15 @@ it('Statement.run - insert with empty space after semicolon returns null', done
 
     // @ts-ignore
     statement.run('John Wayne', 73, 'Horse Riding', (error, results) => {
-      expect(results).toBeNull()
+      expect(results).not.toBeNull()
+      expect(results.lastID).toBeGreaterThan(1)
+      expect(results.changes).toBe(1)
 
       done()
     })
   })
 })
 
-
 it('Statement.run - update', done => {
   const database = getTestingDatabase(error => {
     expect(error).toBeNull()
@@ -300,7 +299,7 @@ it('Statement.run - update', done => {
   })
 })
 
-it('Statement.run - update with empty space after semicolon returns null', done => {
+it("Statement.run - update with empty space after semicolon shouldn't return null", done => {
   const database = getTestingDatabase(error => {
     expect(error).toBeNull()
 
@@ -308,7 +307,8 @@ it('Statement.run - update with empty space after semicolon returns null', done
 
     // @ts-ignore
     statement.run('John Wayne', 1, (error, results) => {
-      expect(results).toBeNull()
+      expect(results).not.toBeNull()
+      expect(results.changes).toBe(1)
 
       done()
     })
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ it('Statement.run - delete', done => {
   })
 })
 
-it('Statement.run - delete with empty space after semicolon returns null', done => {
+it("Statement.run - delete with empty space after semicolon shouldn't return null", done => {
   const database = getTestingDatabase(error => {
     expect(error).toBeNull()
 
@@ -338,10 +338,10 @@ it('Statement.run - delete with empty space after semicolon returns null', done
 
     // @ts-ignore
     statement.run(1, (error, results) => {
-      expect(results).toBeNull()
+      expect(results).not.toBeNull()
+      expect(results.changes).toBe(1)
 
       done()
     })
   })
 })
-