diff --git a/src/main/java/org/rumbledb/runtime/flwor/clauses/WhereClauseSparkIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/rumbledb/runtime/flwor/clauses/WhereClauseSparkIterator.java
index 23a926857..b4f0d7088 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/rumbledb/runtime/flwor/clauses/WhereClauseSparkIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/rumbledb/runtime/flwor/clauses/WhereClauseSparkIterator.java
@@ -452,7 +452,8 @@ public static FlworDataFrame tryNativeQuery(
                     .sparkSession()
                     .sql(
                         String.format(
-                            "select * from %s where %s",
+                            // Spark SQL but confusing where (FALSE) with a table and column name.
+                            "select * from %s where true and %s",
                             input,
                             nativeQuery.getResultingQuery()
                         )