diff --git a/jdbc/src/ragtime/jdbc.clj b/jdbc/src/ragtime/jdbc.clj
index 5ed7d19..c767c99 100644
--- a/jdbc/src/ragtime/jdbc.clj
+++ b/jdbc/src/ragtime/jdbc.clj
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 (defn- execute-sql! [db-spec statements]
   (doseq [s statements]
-    (sql/execute! db-spec [s])))
+    (sql/execute! db-spec (if (string? s) [s] s))))
 
 (defrecord SqlMigration [id up down]
   p/Migration
diff --git a/jdbc/test/migrations/001-test.edn b/jdbc/test/migrations/001-test.edn
index 46d1cf3..4530070 100644
--- a/jdbc/test/migrations/001-test.edn
+++ b/jdbc/test/migrations/001-test.edn
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-{:up ["CREATE TABLE foo (id int)"]
+{:up ["CREATE TABLE foo (id int)"
+      ["INSERT INTO foo(id) VALUES(?)" 1]]
  :down ["DROP TABLE foo"]}