diff --git a/laravel/database/connection.php b/laravel/database/connection.php
index 751be69e..6584942d 100644
--- a/laravel/database/connection.php
+++ b/laravel/database/connection.php
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ public function first($sql, $bindings = array())
 	 */
 	public function query($sql, $bindings = array())
 	{
+		$sql = trim($sql);
+
 		list($statement, $result) = $this->execute($sql, $bindings);
 
 		// The result we return depends on the type of query executed against the
@@ -321,4 +323,4 @@ public function __call($method, $parameters)
 		return $this->table($method);
 	}
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}