diff --git a/weed/util/sqlutil/splitter.go b/weed/util/sqlutil/splitter.go
index 098a7ecb3..a9d6befa9 100644
--- a/weed/util/sqlutil/splitter.go
+++ b/weed/util/sqlutil/splitter.go
@@ -133,10 +133,8 @@ func SplitStatements(query string) []string {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If no statements found, return the original query as a single statement
 	if len(statements) == 0 {
-		return []string{strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimSpace(query), ";"))}
+		return []string{}
 	}
-
 	return statements
 }
diff --git a/weed/util/sqlutil/splitter_test.go b/weed/util/sqlutil/splitter_test.go
index 91fac6196..13f3baf2b 100644
--- a/weed/util/sqlutil/splitter_test.go
+++ b/weed/util/sqlutil/splitter_test.go
@@ -96,6 +96,16 @@ func TestSplitStatements(t *testing.T) {
 			input:    "   \n\t   ",
 			expected: []string{},
 		},
+		{
+			name:     "Only single line comment",
+			input:    "-- just a comment",
+			expected: []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Only multi-line comment",
+			input:    "/* just a comment; with separator */",
+			expected: []string{},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {