diff --git a/src/llmfunction.jl b/src/llmfunction.jl
index e09e164..4152564 100644
--- a/src/llmfunction.jl
+++ b/src/llmfunction.jl
@@ -480,12 +480,12 @@ function generatesql(a::T, searchterm::String,
   errornote = ""
   # provide similar sql only for the first attempt
   sql, distance = a.context.similarSQLVectorDB(searchterm)
-  # if sql is really close, just use it
-  if sql !== nothing && distance <= 0.1
-    return similarSQL_
-  end
 
   similarSQL_ = sql !== nothing ? sql : "None"
+  # if sql is really close, just use it
+  if similarSQL_ != "None" && distance <= 0.1
+    return similarSQL_
+  end
 
   context = 
     """