diff --git a/sqliteclidriver/sqliteclidriver.go b/sqliteclidriver/sqliteclidriver.go
index 3adf550..1664a56 100644
--- a/sqliteclidriver/sqliteclidriver.go
+++ b/sqliteclidriver/sqliteclidriver.go
@@ -286,7 +286,13 @@ func (s *SCStmt) Query(args []driver.Value) (driver.Rows, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if !wasSentinel {
+	if wasSentinel {
+		// There was no data.
+		// Wipe out `ret`
+		ret = nil
+
+	} else {
+		// There was data.
 		// Need to decode again (from the same decoder reader) until we find the sentinel
 		surplus := []map[string]any{}
 		err = decoder.Decode(&surplus)