diff --git a/lib/core/agent.py b/lib/core/agent.py
index 6e4e391d9..04e8f5e31 100644
--- a/lib/core/agent.py
+++ b/lib/core/agent.py
@@ -523,6 +523,9 @@ class Agent:
         if comment is None:
             comment = kb.unionComment
 
+        if query.startswith("SELECT "):
+            query        = query[len("SELECT "):]
+
         inbandQuery = self.prefixQuery("UNION ALL SELECT ")
 
         if query.startswith("TOP"):