diff --git a/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c b/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
index 92a51862c5f..42e3cb79bf6 100644
--- a/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
+++ b/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
@@ -4424,8 +4424,11 @@ PHP_PGSQL_API int php_pgsql_update(PGconn *pg_link, const char *table, zval *var
 	smart_str_appendc(&querystr, ';');	
 	smart_str_0(&querystr);
 
-	if (do_exec(&querystr, PGRES_COMMAND_OK, pg_link, opt TSRMLS_CC) == 0)
+	if ((opt & PGSQL_DML_EXEC) && do_exec(&querystr, PGRES_COMMAND_OK, pg_link, opt TSRMLS_CC) == 0) {
 		ret = SUCCESS;
+	} else if (opt & PGSQL_DML_STRING) {
+		ret = SUCCESS;
+	}
 
 cleanup:
 	if (var_converted) {
@@ -4517,8 +4520,11 @@ PHP_PGSQL_API int php_pgsql_delete(PGconn *pg_link, const char *table, zval *ids
 	smart_str_appendc(&querystr, ';');
 	smart_str_0(&querystr);
 
-	if (do_exec(&querystr, PGRES_COMMAND_OK, pg_link, opt TSRMLS_CC) == 0)
+	if ((opt & PGSQL_DML_EXEC) && do_exec(&querystr, PGRES_COMMAND_OK, pg_link, opt TSRMLS_CC) == 0) {
 		ret = SUCCESS;
+	} else if (opt & PGSQL_DML_STRING) {
+		ret = SUCCESS;
+	}
 
 cleanup:
 	if (!(opt & PGSQL_DML_NO_CONV)) {