diff --git a/src/ckdb.c b/src/ckdb.c
index 227d9604..885096e8 100644
--- a/src/ckdb.c
+++ b/src/ckdb.c
@@ -6386,6 +6386,7 @@ static void *process_socket(__maybe_unused void *arg)
 			case CMD_EVENTS:
 			case CMD_HIGH:
 			case CMD_THREADS:
+			case CMD_QUERY:
 				msgline->sockd = bq->sockd;
 				bq->sockd = -1;
 				K_WLOCK(workqueue_free);
@@ -6427,7 +6428,6 @@ static void *process_socket(__maybe_unused void *arg)
 			case CMD_DSP:
 			case CMD_BLOCKSTATUS:
 			case CMD_MARKS:
-			case CMD_QUERY:
 				if (!startup_complete && !key_update) {
 					snprintf(reply, sizeof(reply),
 						 "%s.%ld.loading.%s",
diff --git a/src/ckdb.h b/src/ckdb.h
index 0ccc0180..553fffa4 100644
--- a/src/ckdb.h
+++ b/src/ckdb.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 #define DB_VLOCK "1"
 #define DB_VERSION "1.0.7"
-#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-2.444"
+#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-2.445"
 
 #define WHERE_FFL " - from %s %s() line %d"
 #define WHERE_FFL_HERE __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__