diff --git a/src/pod/babashka/sql.clj b/src/pod/babashka/sql.clj
index de6028e..f100add 100644
--- a/src/pod/babashka/sql.clj
+++ b/src/pod/babashka/sql.clj
@@ -71,18 +71,26 @@
 (defn execute!
   ([db-spec sql-params]
    (execute! db-spec sql-params nil))
-  ([db-spec sql-params opts]
+  ([db-spec-or-stmt sql-params opts]
    ;; (.println System/err (str sql-params))
-   (let [conn (->connectable db-spec)
-         res (jdbc/execute! conn sql-params opts)]
+   (let [conn (->connectable db-spec-or-stmt)
+         res (if (some? conn)
+               (jdbc/execute! conn sql-params opts)
+               ;; a statement is provide
+               (let [stmt db-spec-or-stmt]
+                 (jdbc/execute! stmt sql-params opts)))]
      res)))
 
 (defn execute-one!
   ([db-spec sql-params]
    (execute-one! db-spec sql-params nil))
-  ([db-spec sql-params opts]
-   (let [conn (->connectable db-spec)
-         res (jdbc/execute-one! conn sql-params opts)]
+  ([db-spec-or-stmt sql-params opts]
+   (let [conn (->connectable db-spec-or-stmt)
+         res (if (some? conn)
+               (jdbc/execute-one! conn sql-params opts)
+               ;; a statement is provide
+               (let [stmt db-spec-or-stmt]
+                 (jdbc/execute-one! stmt sql-params opts)))]
      res)))
 
 (defn insert-multi!
@@ -99,9 +107,10 @@
       (.close ^java.lang.AutoCloseable conn))))
 
 (defn prepare
-  ([conn statement] (prepare conn statement nil))
-  ([conn statement opts]
-   (jdbc/prepare conn statement opts)))
+  ([conn-map statement] (prepare conn-map statement nil))
+  ([conn-map statement opts]
+   (let [conn (->connectable conn-map)]
+     (jdbc/prepare conn statement opts))))
 
 (def transact @#'t/transact*)
 
@@ -158,6 +167,7 @@
            'execute-one! execute-one!
            'get-connection get-connection
            'close-connection close-connection
+           'prepare prepare
            'transaction/begin transaction-begin
            'transaction/rollback transaction-rollback
            'transaction/commit transaction-commit
@@ -220,6 +230,7 @@
                           {:name execute-one!}
                           {:name get-connection}
                           {:name close-connection}
+                          {:name prepare}
                           {:name with-transaction
                            :code ~with-transaction}]}
                   {:name ~(symbol (str sql-ns ".transaction"))
diff --git a/test/pod/babashka/postgresql_test.clj b/test/pod/babashka/postgresql_test.clj
index b83d34c..34bd867 100644
--- a/test/pod/babashka/postgresql_test.clj
+++ b/test/pod/babashka/postgresql_test.clj
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     (testing "prepared statements"
       (let [conn (db/get-connection db)]
         (with-open [ps (db/prepare conn ["select * from foo where foo = ?" 1])]
-          (let [result (db/execute-one! ps)]
+          (let [result (db/execute-one! ps nil)]
             (is (= result #:foo{:foo 1}))))))
     (testing "transaction"
       (let [conn (db/get-connection db)]