diff --git a/src/DB_Command.php b/src/DB_Command.php
index 7409935c..245a10cd 100644
--- a/src/DB_Command.php
+++ b/src/DB_Command.php
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ public function query( $args, $assoc_args ) {
 			$assoc_args['execute'] = $this->get_sql_mode_query( $assoc_args ) . $assoc_args['execute'];
 		}
 
-		$is_row_modifying_query = isset( $assoc_args['execute'] ) && preg_match( '/\b(UPDATE|DELETE|INSERT|REPLACE|LOAD DATA)\b/i', $assoc_args['execute'] );
+		$is_row_modifying_query = isset( $assoc_args['execute'] ) && preg_match( '/\b(UPDATE|DELETE|INSERT|REPLACE(?!\s*\()|LOAD DATA)\b/i', $assoc_args['execute'] );
 
 		if ( $is_row_modifying_query ) {
 			$assoc_args['execute'] .= '; SELECT ROW_COUNT();';