diff --git a/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/qc_sqlite.cc b/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/qc_sqlite.cc
index e4bb2d113..bffd81442 100644
--- a/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/qc_sqlite.cc
+++ b/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/qc_sqlite.cc
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ public:
             char database[nDatabase + 1];
             char table[nTable + 1];
 
-            if (should_collect_database)
+            if (zDatabase)
             {
                 strcpy(database, zDatabase);
                 exposed_sqlite3Dequote(database);