diff --git a/src/55functions.js b/src/55functions.js
index 23294e3e6f..5678f3758a 100644
--- a/src/55functions.js
+++ b/src/55functions.js
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ Object.keys(alasql._aggrOriginal).forEach(function (k) {
 
 // String functions
 stdfn.REPLACE = function (target, pattern, replacement) {
-	return (target || '').split(pattern).join(replacement);
+	return (target.toString() || '').split(pattern).join(replacement);
 };
 
 // This array is required for fast GUID generation
diff --git a/test/test1455.js b/test/test1455.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a2cb1f6b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test1455.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+if (typeof exports === 'object') {
+	var assert = require('assert');
+	var alasql = require('..');
+}
+
+describe('Test 000 - multiple statements', function () {
+	const test = '000'; // insert test file number
+
+	before(function () {
+		alasql('create database test' + test);
+		alasql('use test' + test);
+	});
+
+	after(function () {
+		alasql('drop database test' + test);
+	});
+
+	it('A) From single lines', function () {
+		var res = [];
+		res.push(alasql('create table one (a int)'));
+		res.push(alasql('insert into one values (1),(2),(3),(4),(5)'));
+		res.push(alasql('select * from one'));
+		assert.deepEqual(res, [1, 5, [{a: 1}, {a: 2}, {a: 3}, {a: 4}, {a: 5}]]);
+	});
+
+	it('B) Multiple statements in one string', function () {
+		//
+		var sql = 'create table two (a int);';
+		sql += 'insert into two values (1),(2),(3),(4),(5);';
+		sql += 'select * from two;';
+		var res = alasql(sql);
+		assert.deepEqual(res, [1, 5, [{a: 1}, {a: 2}, {a: 3}, {a: 4}, {a: 5}]]);
+	});
+
+	it('C) Multiple statements in one string with callback', function (done) {
+		// Please note that first parameter (here `done`) must be called if defined - and is needed when testing async code
+		var sql = 'create table three (a int);';
+		sql += 'insert into three values (1),(2),(3),(4),(5);';
+		sql += 'select * from three;';
+		alasql(sql, function (res) {
+			assert.deepEqual(res, [1, 5, [{a: 1}, {a: 2}, {a: 3}, {a: 4}, {a: 5}]]);
+			done();
+		});
+	});
+});
+stdfn.REPLACE = function (target, pattern, replacement) {
+    if (typeof target !== 'string') {
+        throw new TypeError('Target must be a string');
+    }
+    return target.split(pattern).join(replacement);
+};
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