diff --git a/bindings/javascript/__test__/better-sqlite3.spec.mjs b/bindings/javascript/__test__/better-sqlite3.spec.mjs
index c88290b53..9f5aaba93 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/__test__/better-sqlite3.spec.mjs
+++ b/bindings/javascript/__test__/better-sqlite3.spec.mjs
@@ -96,18 +96,7 @@ inMemoryTest.both("Statment.iterate() should correctly return an iterable object
   }
 });
 
-inMemoryTest.both("Empty prepared statement should throw", async (t) => {
-  const db = t.context.db;
-  t.throws(
-    () => {
-      db.prepare("");
-    },
-    { any: true }
-  );
-});
-
-inMemoryTest.onlySqlitePasses("Empty prepared statement should throw the correct error", async (t) => {
-  // the previous test can be removed once this one passes in Turso
+inMemoryTest.both("Empty prepared statement should throw the correct error", async (t) => {
   const db = t.context.db;
   t.throws(
     () => {
diff --git a/bindings/javascript/wrapper.js b/bindings/javascript/wrapper.js
index 9d513f514..57235d8e5 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/wrapper.js
+++ b/bindings/javascript/wrapper.js
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ class Database {
    * @param {string} sql - The SQL statement string to prepare.
    */
   prepare(sql) {
+    if (!sql) {
+      throw new RangeError('The supplied SQL string contains no statements');
+    }
+
     try {
       return new Statement(this.db.prepare(sql), this);
     } catch (err) {