diff --git a/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs b/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs
index fa0754945..7d84d6cc3 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl Database {
 
     #[napi]
     pub fn exec(&self, sql: String) -> napi::Result<()> {
-        self.conn.query(sql).map_err(into_napi_error)?;
+        self.conn.execute(sql).map_err(into_napi_error)?;
         Ok(())
     }