diff --git a/query_classifier/qc_mysqlembedded/qc_mysqlembedded.cc b/query_classifier/qc_mysqlembedded/qc_mysqlembedded.cc
index 403813843..743c4d525 100644
--- a/query_classifier/qc_mysqlembedded/qc_mysqlembedded.cc
+++ b/query_classifier/qc_mysqlembedded/qc_mysqlembedded.cc
@@ -2337,7 +2337,8 @@ int32_t qc_mysql_get_preparable_stmt(GWBUF* stmt, GWBUF** preparable_stmt)
                 {
                     const char* preparable_stmt;
                     size_t preparable_stmt_len;
-#if MYSQL_VERSION_MINOR >= 3
+// MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH might be smaller, but this was detected with 10.2.32.
+#if MYSQL_VERSION_MINOR >= 3 || (MYSQL_VERSION_MINOR == 2 && MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH >= 32)
                     preparable_stmt = qcme_get_prepared_stmt_code(lex)->str_value.ptr();
                     preparable_stmt_len = qcme_get_prepared_stmt_code(lex)->str_value.length();
 #else
diff --git a/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/sqlite-src-3110100/src/tokenize.c b/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/sqlite-src-3110100/src/tokenize.c
index 05070b107..fc958424b 100644
--- a/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/sqlite-src-3110100/src/tokenize.c
+++ b/query_classifier/qc_sqlite/sqlite-src-3110100/src/tokenize.c
@@ -419,8 +419,13 @@ int sqlite3GetToken(const unsigned char *z, int *tokenType){
     }
     case CC_BANG: {
       if( z[1]!='=' ){
+#ifdef MAXSCALE
+        *tokenType = TK_NOT;
+        return 1;
+#else
         *tokenType = TK_ILLEGAL;
         return 2;
+#endif
       }else{
         *tokenType = TK_NE;
         return 2;
diff --git a/query_classifier/test/expected.sql b/query_classifier/test/expected.sql
index eb33c98a0..1d36f015a 100644
--- a/query_classifier/test/expected.sql
+++ b/query_classifier/test/expected.sql
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ QUERY_TYPE_SESSION_WRITE|QUERY_TYPE_USERVAR_WRITE
 QUERY_TYPE_READ|QUERY_TYPE_MASTER_READ
 QUERY_TYPE_WRITE
 QUERY_TYPE_READ
+QUERY_TYPE_WRITE
diff --git a/query_classifier/test/input.sql b/query_classifier/test/input.sql
index 5c8fbc549..bf00b8b78 100644
--- a/query_classifier/test/input.sql
+++ b/query_classifier/test/input.sql
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ SET @saved_cs_client= @@character_set_client;
 SELECT 1 AS c1 FROM t1 ORDER BY ( SELECT 1 AS c2 FROM t1 GROUP BY GREATEST(LAST_INSERT_ID(), t1.a) ORDER BY GREATEST(LAST_INSERT_ID(), t1.a) LIMIT 1);
 SET PASSWORD FOR 'user'@'10.0.0.1'='*C50EB75D7CB4C76B5264218B92BC69E6815B057A';
 SELECT UTC_TIMESTAMP();
+SELECT COUNT(IF(!c.ispackage, 1, NULL)) as cnt FROM test FOR UPDATE;