diff --git a/chainable_api.go b/chainable_api.go
index dca12b08..58b9336f 100644
--- a/chainable_api.go
+++ b/chainable_api.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (db *DB) Select(query interface{}, args ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
 		}
 		delete(tx.Statement.Clauses, "SELECT")
 	case string:
-		if (strings.Contains(v, " ?") || strings.Contains(v, "(?")) && len(args) > 0 {
+		if strings.Count(v, "?") >= len(args) && len(args) > 0 {
 			tx.Statement.AddClause(clause.Select{
 				Distinct:   db.Statement.Distinct,
 				Expression: clause.Expr{SQL: v, Vars: args},
diff --git a/tests/query_test.go b/tests/query_test.go
index af8bbf07..f1234d0a 100644
--- a/tests/query_test.go
+++ b/tests/query_test.go
@@ -612,11 +612,15 @@ func TestSelect(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Build Select with slice, but got %v", r.Statement.SQL.String())
 	}
 
+	// SELECT COALESCE(age,'42') FROM users;
 	r = dryDB.Table("users").Select("COALESCE(age,?)", 42).Find(&User{})
 	if !regexp.MustCompile(`SELECT COALESCE\(age,.*\) FROM .*users.*`).MatchString(r.Statement.SQL.String()) {
 		t.Fatalf("Build Select with func, but got %v", r.Statement.SQL.String())
 	}
-	// SELECT COALESCE(age,'42') FROM users;
+
+	if _, err := DB.Table("users").Select("COALESCE(age,?)", "42").Rows(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed, got error: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	r = dryDB.Select("u.*").Table("users as u").First(&User{}, user.ID)
 	if !regexp.MustCompile(`SELECT u\.\* FROM .*users.*`).MatchString(r.Statement.SQL.String()) {