diff --git a/package-shared/functions/backend/db/runQuery.js b/package-shared/functions/backend/db/runQuery.js
index b90d2dc..a5b23e5 100644
--- a/package-shared/functions/backend/db/runQuery.js
+++ b/package-shared/functions/backend/db/runQuery.js
@@ -89,9 +89,14 @@ async function runQuery({
      */
     try {
         if (typeof query === "string") {
+            const formattedQuery = query
+                .replace(/\n|\r|\n\r|\r\n/gm, " ")
+                .replace(/ {2,}/g, " ")
+                .trim();
+
             if (local) {
                 const rawResults = await LOCAL_DB_HANDLER(
-                    query,
+                    formattedQuery,
                     queryValuesArray
                 );
                 result = tableSchema
@@ -102,14 +107,14 @@ async function runQuery({
                     : rawResults;
             } else if (readOnly) {
                 result = await varReadOnlyDatabaseDbHandler({
-                    queryString: query,
+                    queryString: formattedQuery,
                     queryValuesArray,
                     database: dbFullName,
                     tableSchema,
                 });
             } else {
                 result = await fullAccessDbHandler({
-                    queryString: query,
+                    queryString: formattedQuery,
                     queryValuesArray,
                     database: dbFullName,
                     tableSchema,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c5a6be6..2bf4a82 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@moduletrace/datasquirel",
-    "version": "2.6.8",
+    "version": "2.6.9",
     "description": "Cloud-based SQL data management tool",
     "main": "index.js",
     "bin": {