diff --git a/R/get_clean_sql.R b/R/get_clean_sql.R
index 4512258..6ea4027 100644
--- a/R/get_clean_sql.R
+++ b/R/get_clean_sql.R
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ get_clean_sql <- function(filepath, additional_settings = FALSE) {
     # Prefix with settings that sometimes help
     sql_string <- paste(
       "SET ANSI_PADDING OFF",
-      "SET NOCOUNT ON;"
+      "SET NOCOUNT ON;",
+      sql_string
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/README.Rmd b/README.Rmd
index e68b6ab..bf598b6 100644
--- a/README.Rmd
+++ b/README.Rmd
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ format_ay(202425)
 format_fy(202425)
 format_ay_reverse("2024/25")
 format_fy_reverse("2024-25")
-
 ```
 
 For more details on all the functions available in this package, and examples of how to use them, please see our [dfeR package reference documentation](https://dfe-analytical-services.github.io/dfeR/reference/index.html).
diff --git a/inst/WORDLIST b/inst/WORDLIST
index 6598236..497acf7 100644
--- a/inst/WORDLIST
+++ b/inst/WORDLIST
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@ ORCID
 POSIXct
 SSMS
 Sys
-alt
 ay
+center
 dbplyr
 dfeshiny
 fy
 lauraselby
+num
 odbc
 pkgdown
 renv
+sep
 sql
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-get_clean_sql.R b/tests/testthat/test-get_clean_sql.R
index 7aa4ea2..9a83c05 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-get_clean_sql.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-get_clean_sql.R
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ test_that("Adds additional settings", {
   )
 })
 
+test_that("Keeps the query when adding additional settings", {
+  # Check that the output ends with the desired lines
+  expect_true(
+    grepl(
+      "\\[my_database_table\\]$",
+      get_clean_sql("../sql_scripts/simple.sql", additional_settings = TRUE)
+    )
+  )
+})
+
 test_that("Doesn't add additional settings", {
   # Check that the output doesn't start with the additional lines
   expect_false(