diff --git a/lua/sqlite/helpers.lua b/lua/sqlite/helpers.lua
index 0fa68d14..4be35b6c 100644
--- a/lua/sqlite/helpers.lua
+++ b/lua/sqlite/helpers.lua
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ M.run = function(func, o)
     if o.tbl_exists == nil then
       o.tbl_exists = o.db:exists(o.name)
       o.mtime = o.db.uri and (luv.fs_stat(o.db.uri) or { mtime = {} }).mtime.sec or nil
-      o.has_content = o.tbl_exists and o.db:eval(fmt("select count(*) from %s", o.name))[1]["count(*)"] ~= 0 or 0
+      rawset(
+        o,
+        "has_content",
+        o.tbl_exists and o.db:eval(fmt("select count(*) from %s", o.name))[1]["count(*)"] ~= 0 or 0
+      )
+      -- o.has_content =
       M.check_for_auto_alter(o, valid_schema)
     end
 
diff --git a/lua/sqlite/parser.lua b/lua/sqlite/parser.lua
index 79675084..4119bb9d 100644
--- a/lua/sqlite/parser.lua
+++ b/lua/sqlite/parser.lua
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ local pvalues = function(defs, kv)
 
   local keys = {}
   for k, v in u.opairs(defs) do
-    if type(v) == "string" and v:match "%a+%(.+%)" then
+    if type(v) == "string" and v:match "^[%S]+%(.*%)$" then
       tinsert(keys, v)
     else
       tinsert(keys, ":" .. k)
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ local opts_to_str = function(tbl)
       end
     end,
     default = function(v)
-      v = (type(v) == "string" and v:match "^%a+%(.+%)$") and "(" .. tostring(v) .. ")" or v
+      v = (type(v) == "string" and v:match "^[%S]+%(.*%)$") and "(" .. tostring(v) .. ")" or v
       local str = "default "
       if tbl["required"] then
         return "on conflict replace " .. str .. v
diff --git a/lua/sqlite/stmt.lua b/lua/sqlite/stmt.lua
index e95438eb..6277a16a 100644
--- a/lua/sqlite/stmt.lua
+++ b/lua/sqlite/stmt.lua
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ function sqlstmt:bind(...)
 
     for k, v in pairs(names) do
       local index = parameter_index_cache[k] or table.remove(anon_indices, 1)
-      if ((type(v) == "string" and v:match "%a+%(.+%)") and flags.ok or self:bind(index, v)) ~= flags.ok then
+      if ((type(v) == "string" and v:match "^[%S]+%(.*%)$") and flags.ok or self:bind(index, v)) ~= flags.ok then
         error("sqlite.lua error at stmt:bind(), failed to bind a given value '%s'. Please report issue."):format(v)
       end
     end