diff --git a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/util/DB.java b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/util/DB.java
index 94ceafc58b..7fc88d4f34 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/util/DB.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/util/DB.java
@@ -2610,7 +2610,7 @@ public final class DB
 		String removeQuotedStrings = "'(?:.|[\\n\\r])*?'";
 		String removeLeadingSpaces = "^\\s+";
 		String cleanSql = sql.toLowerCase().replaceAll(removeComments, "").replaceAll(removeQuotedStrings, "").replaceFirst(removeLeadingSpaces, "");
-		if(cleanSql.matches("^select\s.*$") && !cleanSql.contains(";"))
+		if(cleanSql.matches("^select\\s.*$") && !cleanSql.contains(";"))
 			return true;
 		else
 			return false;