diff --git a/lib/impure/db_mysql.nim b/lib/impure/db_mysql.nim
index 9a98cb9c5bb51..279aebda5e626 100644
--- a/lib/impure/db_mysql.nim
+++ b/lib/impure/db_mysql.nim
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ import strutils, mysql
 import db_common
 export db_common
 
-import std/private/since
+import std/private/[since, dbutils]
 
 type
   DbConn* = distinct PMySQL ## encapsulates a database connection
@@ -138,14 +138,7 @@ proc dbQuote*(s: string): string =
   add(result, '\'')
 
 proc dbFormat(formatstr: SqlQuery, args: varargs[string]): string =
-  result = ""
-  var a = 0
-  for c in items(string(formatstr)):
-    if c == '?':
-      add(result, dbQuote(args[a]))
-      inc(a)
-    else:
-      add(result, c)
+  dbFormatImpl(formatstr, dbQuote, args)
 
 proc tryExec*(db: DbConn, query: SqlQuery, args: varargs[string, `$`]): bool {.
   tags: [ReadDbEffect, WriteDbEffect].} =
@@ -358,7 +351,7 @@ proc getValue*(db: DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
   result = getRow(db, query, args)[0]
 
 proc tryInsertId*(db: DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
-                  args: varargs[string, `$`]): int64 {.tags: [WriteDbEffect].} =
+                  args: varargs[string, `$`]): int64 {.tags: [WriteDbEffect], raises: [DbError].} =
   ## executes the query (typically "INSERT") and returns the
   ## generated ID for the row or -1 in case of an error.
   var q = dbFormat(query, args)
@@ -376,7 +369,7 @@ proc insertId*(db: DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
 
 proc tryInsert*(db: DbConn, query: SqlQuery, pkName: string,
                 args: varargs[string, `$`]): int64
-               {.tags: [WriteDbEffect], raises: [], since: (1, 3).} =
+               {.tags: [WriteDbEffect], raises: [DbError], since: (1, 3).} =
   ## same as tryInsertID
   tryInsertID(db, query, args)
 
diff --git a/lib/impure/db_odbc.nim b/lib/impure/db_odbc.nim
index da1b1e9b59c73..756957acb4d1e 100644
--- a/lib/impure/db_odbc.nim
+++ b/lib/impure/db_odbc.nim
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ import strutils, odbcsql
 import db_common
 export db_common
 
-import std/private/since
+import std/private/[since, dbutils]
 
 type
   OdbcConnTyp = tuple[hDb: SqlHDBC, env: SqlHEnv, stmt: SqlHStmt]
@@ -197,14 +197,7 @@ proc dbFormat(formatstr: SqlQuery, args: varargs[string]): string {.
                   noSideEffect.} =
   ## Replace any `?` placeholders with `args`,
   ## and quotes the arguments
-  result = ""
-  var a = 0
-  for c in items(string(formatstr)):
-    if c == '?':
-      add(result, dbQuote(args[a]))
-      inc(a)
-    else:
-      add(result, c)
+  dbFormatImpl(formatstr, dbQuote, args)
 
 proc prepareFetch(db: var DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
                 args: varargs[string, `$`]): TSqlSmallInt {.
diff --git a/lib/impure/db_postgres.nim b/lib/impure/db_postgres.nim
index e629b79454d86..ef530c605456d 100644
--- a/lib/impure/db_postgres.nim
+++ b/lib/impure/db_postgres.nim
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ import strutils, postgres
 import db_common
 export db_common
 
-import std/private/since
+import std/private/[since, dbutils]
 
 type
   DbConn* = PPGconn    ## encapsulates a database connection
@@ -116,19 +116,7 @@ proc dbQuote*(s: string): string =
   add(result, '\'')
 
 proc dbFormat(formatstr: SqlQuery, args: varargs[string]): string =
-  result = ""
-  var a = 0
-  if args.len > 0 and not string(formatstr).contains("?"):
-    dbError("""parameter substitution expects "?" """)
-  if args.len == 0:
-    return string(formatstr)
-  else:
-    for c in items(string(formatstr)):
-      if c == '?':
-        add(result, dbQuote(args[a]))
-        inc(a)
-      else:
-        add(result, c)
+  dbFormatImpl(formatstr, dbQuote, args)
 
 proc tryExec*(db: DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
               args: varargs[string, `$`]): bool {.tags: [ReadDbEffect, WriteDbEffect].} =
diff --git a/tests/stdlib/tdb.nim b/tests/stdlib/tdb.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dbb0283bf3f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/stdlib/tdb.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+discard """
+  action: "compile"
+"""
+
+
+import db_mysql, db_odbc, db_postgres
+import os
+from stdtest/specialpaths import buildDir
+
+
+block:
+  block:
+    const dbName = buildDir / "db.sqlite3"
+    var db = db_mysql.open(dbName, "", "", "")
+    discard tryInsertId(db, sql"INSERT INTO myTestTbl (name,i,f) VALUES (?,?,?)", "t")
+
+  block:
+    const dbName = buildDir / "db.odbc"
+    var db = db_odbc.open(dbName, "", "", "")
+    discard tryInsertId(db, sql"INSERT INTO myTestTbl (name,i,f) VALUES (?,?,?)", "t")
+
+  block:
+    const dbName = buildDir / "db.postgres"
+    var db = db_postgres.open(dbName, "", "", "")
+    discard tryInsertId(db, sql"INSERT INTO myTestTbl (name,i,f) VALUES (?,?,?)", "t")
diff --git a/tests/stdlib/tdb.nims b/tests/stdlib/tdb.nims
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d31d0b26fd15c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/stdlib/tdb.nims
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--styleCheck:off
\ No newline at end of file