diff --git a/rules/sql.go b/rules/sql.go
index 6f4dbf1264..ee99737d64 100644
--- a/rules/sql.go
+++ b/rules/sql.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package rules
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"go/ast"
 	"regexp"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/securego/gosec/v2"
 )
@@ -30,6 +30,51 @@ type sqlStatement struct {
 	patterns []*regexp.Regexp
 }
 
+var sqlCallIdents = map[string]map[string]int{
+	"*database/sql.DB": {
+		"Exec":            0,
+		"ExecContext":     1,
+		"Query":           0,
+		"QueryContext":    1,
+		"QueryRow":        0,
+		"QueryRowContext": 1,
+		"Prepare":         0,
+		"PrepareContext":  1,
+	},
+	"*database/sql.Tx": {
+		"Exec":            0,
+		"ExecContext":     1,
+		"Query":           0,
+		"QueryContext":    1,
+		"QueryRow":        0,
+		"QueryRowContext": 1,
+		"Prepare":         0,
+		"PrepareContext":  1,
+	},
+}
+
+// findQueryArg locates the argument taking raw SQL
+func findQueryArg(call *ast.CallExpr, ctx *gosec.Context) (ast.Expr, error) {
+	typeName, fnName, err := gosec.GetCallInfo(call, ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	i := -1
+	if ni, ok := sqlCallIdents[typeName]; ok {
+		if i, ok = ni[fnName]; !ok {
+			i = -1
+		}
+	}
+	if i == -1 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SQL argument index not found for %s.%s", typeName, fnName)
+	}
+	if i >= len(call.Args) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	query := call.Args[i]
+	return query, nil
+}
+
 func (s *sqlStatement) ID() string {
 	return s.MetaData.ID
 }
@@ -69,16 +114,10 @@ func (s *sqlStrConcat) checkObject(n *ast.Ident, c *gosec.Context) bool {
 
 // checkQuery verifies if the query parameters is a string concatenation
 func (s *sqlStrConcat) checkQuery(call *ast.CallExpr, ctx *gosec.Context) (*gosec.Issue, error) {
-	_, fnName, err := gosec.GetCallInfo(call, ctx)
+	query, err := findQueryArg(call, ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	var query ast.Node
-	if strings.HasSuffix(fnName, "Context") {
-		query = call.Args[1]
-	} else {
-		query = call.Args[0]
-	}
 
 	if be, ok := query.(*ast.BinaryExpr); ok {
 		operands := gosec.GetBinaryExprOperands(be)
@@ -137,8 +176,11 @@ func NewSQLStrConcat(id string, conf gosec.Config) (gosec.Rule, []ast.Node) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	rule.AddAll("*database/sql.DB", "Query", "QueryContext", "QueryRow", "QueryRowContext", "Exec", "ExecContext", "Prepare", "PrepareContext")
-	rule.AddAll("*database/sql.Tx", "Query", "QueryContext", "QueryRow", "QueryRowContext", "Exec", "ExecContext", "Prepare", "PrepareContext")
+	for s, si := range sqlCallIdents {
+		for i := range si {
+			rule.Add(s, i)
+		}
+	}
 	return rule, []ast.Node{(*ast.AssignStmt)(nil), (*ast.ExprStmt)(nil)}
 }
 
@@ -171,16 +213,10 @@ func (s *sqlStrFormat) constObject(e ast.Expr, c *gosec.Context) bool {
 }
 
 func (s *sqlStrFormat) checkQuery(call *ast.CallExpr, ctx *gosec.Context) (*gosec.Issue, error) {
-	_, fnName, err := gosec.GetCallInfo(call, ctx)
+	query, err := findQueryArg(call, ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	var query ast.Node
-	if strings.HasSuffix(fnName, "Context") {
-		query = call.Args[1]
-	} else {
-		query = call.Args[0]
-	}
 
 	if ident, ok := query.(*ast.Ident); ok && ident.Obj != nil {
 		decl := ident.Obj.Decl
@@ -306,8 +342,11 @@ func NewSQLStrFormat(id string, conf gosec.Config) (gosec.Rule, []ast.Node) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	rule.AddAll("*database/sql.DB", "Query", "QueryContext", "QueryRow", "QueryRowContext", "Exec", "ExecContext", "Prepare", "PrepareContext")
-	rule.AddAll("*database/sql.Tx", "Query", "QueryContext", "QueryRow", "QueryRowContext", "Exec", "ExecContext", "Prepare", "PrepareContext")
+	for s, si := range sqlCallIdents {
+		for i := range si {
+			rule.Add(s, i)
+		}
+	}
 	rule.fmtCalls.AddAll("fmt", "Sprint", "Sprintf", "Sprintln", "Fprintf")
 	rule.noIssue.AddAll("os", "Stdout", "Stderr")
 	rule.noIssueQuoted.Add("github.com/lib/pq", "QuoteIdentifier")