diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sqlite/jdbc3/JDBC3PreparedStatement.java b/src/main/java/org/sqlite/jdbc3/JDBC3PreparedStatement.java
index 25ca15cfd..8080a5b25 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sqlite/jdbc3/JDBC3PreparedStatement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sqlite/jdbc3/JDBC3PreparedStatement.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public ResultSet executeQuery() throws SQLException {
             resultsWaiting = db.execute(this, batch);
             success = true;
         } finally {
-            if (!success) db.reset(pointer);
+            if (!success && pointer != 0) db.reset(pointer);
         }
         return getResultSet();
     }