diff --git a/rules/sql.go b/rules/sql.go
index 9d98398..2220668 100644
--- a/rules/sql.go
+++ b/rules/sql.go
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 package rules
 
 import (
-	gas "github.com/HewlettPackard/gas/core"
 	"go/ast"
-	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
+
+	gas "github.com/HewlettPackard/gas/core"
 )
 
 type SqlStatement struct {
@@ -30,13 +30,27 @@ type SqlStrConcat struct {
 	SqlStatement
 }
 
+// see if we can figgure out what it is
+func (s *SqlStrConcat) checkObject(n *ast.Ident) bool {
+	if n.Obj != nil {
+		return (n.Obj.Kind != ast.Var || n.Obj.Kind != ast.Fun)
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // Look for "SELECT * FROM table WHERE " + " ' OR 1=1"
 func (s *SqlStrConcat) Match(n ast.Node, c *gas.Context) (*gas.Issue, error) {
-	a := reflect.TypeOf(&ast.BinaryExpr{})
-	b := reflect.TypeOf(&ast.BasicLit{})
-	if node := gas.SimpleSelect(n, a, b); node != nil {
-		if str, _ := gas.GetString(node); s.pattern.MatchString(str) {
-			return gas.NewIssue(c, n, s.What, s.Severity, s.Confidence), nil
+	if node, ok := n.(*ast.BinaryExpr); ok {
+		if start, ok := node.X.(*ast.BasicLit); ok {
+			if str, _ := gas.GetString(start); s.pattern.MatchString(str) {
+				if _, ok := node.Y.(*ast.BasicLit); ok {
+					return nil, nil // string cat OK
+				}
+				if second, ok := node.Y.(*ast.Ident); ok && s.checkObject(second) {
+					return nil, nil
+				}
+				return gas.NewIssue(c, n, s.What, s.Severity, s.Confidence), nil
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil, nil
diff --git a/rules/sql_test.go b/rules/sql_test.go
index 76cf920..3dc6171 100644
--- a/rules/sql_test.go
+++ b/rules/sql_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 package rules
 
 import (
-	gas "github.com/HewlettPackard/gas/core"
 	"testing"
+
+	gas "github.com/HewlettPackard/gas/core"
 )
 
 func TestSQLInjectionViaConcatenation(t *testing.T) {
@@ -144,3 +145,74 @@ func TestSQLInjectionFalsePositiveB(t *testing.T) {
 
 	checkTestResults(t, issues, 0, "Not expected to match")
 }
+
+func TestSQLInjectionFalsePositiveC(t *testing.T) {
+	analyzer := gas.NewAnalyzer(false, nil)
+	analyzer.AddRule(NewSqlStrConcat())
+	analyzer.AddRule(NewSqlStrFormat())
+
+	source := `
+
+        package main
+        import (
+                "database/sql"
+                "fmt"
+                "os"
+                _ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+        )
+
+        var staticQuery = "SELECT * FROM foo WHERE age < "
+
+        func main(){
+                db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", ":memory:")
+                if err != nil {
+                        panic(err)
+                }
+                rows, err := db.Query(staticQuery + "32")
+                if err != nil {
+                        panic(err)
+                }
+                defer rows.Close()
+        }
+
+        `
+	issues := gasTestRunner(source, analyzer)
+
+	checkTestResults(t, issues, 0, "Not expected to match")
+}
+
+func TestSQLInjectionFalsePositiveD(t *testing.T) {
+	analyzer := gas.NewAnalyzer(false, nil)
+	analyzer.AddRule(NewSqlStrConcat())
+	analyzer.AddRule(NewSqlStrFormat())
+
+	source := `
+
+        package main
+        import (
+                "database/sql"
+                "fmt"
+                "os"
+                _ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+        )
+
+				const age = "32"
+        var staticQuery = "SELECT * FROM foo WHERE age < "
+
+        func main(){
+                db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", ":memory:")
+                if err != nil {
+                        panic(err)
+                }
+                rows, err := db.Query(staticQuery + age)
+                if err != nil {
+                        panic(err)
+                }
+                defer rows.Close()
+        }
+
+        `
+	issues := gasTestRunner(source, analyzer)
+
+	checkTestResults(t, issues, 0, "Not expected to match")
+}