diff --git a/Framework/Built_In_Automation/Database/BuiltInFunctions.py b/Framework/Built_In_Automation/Database/BuiltInFunctions.py
index 4f756456b..2b9cbd7e9 100755
--- a/Framework/Built_In_Automation/Database/BuiltInFunctions.py
+++ b/Framework/Built_In_Automation/Database/BuiltInFunctions.py
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ def select_from_db(data_set):
             if "table" in left.lower():
                 # Get the and query, and remove any whitespaces
                 table_name= right.strip()
-            if left.lower()=="where":
+            if left.strip().lower()=="where":
                 where=right.strip()
             if "action" in mid.lower():
                 variable_name = right.strip()