diff --git a/server/modules/routing/maxinfo/maxinfo.c b/server/modules/routing/maxinfo/maxinfo.c
index 1aa679b7f..520653b3e 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/maxinfo/maxinfo.c
+++ b/server/modules/routing/maxinfo/maxinfo.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ PARSE_ERROR	err;
 	 */
 	if (strncasecmp(sql, "select UNIX_TIMESTAMP",
 			strlen("select UNIX_TIMESTAMP")) == 0
-				&& strstr(sql, "as starttime") != NULL)
+				&& (strstr(sql, "as starttime") != NULL || strstr(sql, "AS starttime") != NULL))
 	{
 		respond_starttime(session->dcb);
 		return 1;