diff --git a/scripts/reduce_sql.py b/scripts/reduce_sql.py
index 774095b..354738a 100644
--- a/scripts/reduce_sql.py
+++ b/scripts/reduce_sql.py
@@ -220,9 +220,10 @@ def reduce_multi_statement(sql_queries, local_shell, local_data_load, max_time=3
     print(f"testing if just last statement of multi statement creates the error")
     (stdout, stderr, returncode) = run_shell_command(local_shell, local_data_load + last_statement)
     expected_error = sanitize_error(stderr).strip()
-    if len(expected_error) > 0:
+    if fuzzer_helper.is_internal_error(stderr) and len(expected_error) > 0:
         # reduce just the last statement
-         return reduce(last_statement, local_data_load, local_shell, expected_error, max_time)
+        print(f"last statement produces error")
+        return reduce(last_statement, local_data_load, local_shell, expected_error, max_time)
     queries = reduce_query_log(reducer.statements, local_shell, [local_data_load])
     return "\n".join(queries)
 
diff --git a/scripts/run_fuzzer.py b/scripts/run_fuzzer.py
index 387764d..c773ed8 100644
--- a/scripts/run_fuzzer.py
+++ b/scripts/run_fuzzer.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def run_shell_command(cmd):
 # reduce_multi_statement checks just the last statement first as a heuristic to see if
 # only the last statement causes the error.
 required_queries = reduce_sql.reduce_multi_statement(all_queries, shell, load_script)
-cmd = load_script + '\n' + '\n'.join(required_queries)
+cmd = load_script + '\n' + required_queries
 
 # get a new error message.
 (stdout, stderr, returncode) = run_shell_command(cmd)