diff --git a/Database/Groundhog/Sqlite.hs b/Database/Groundhog/Sqlite.hs
--- a/Database/Groundhog/Sqlite.hs
+++ b/Database/Groundhog/Sqlite.hs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 module Database.Groundhog.Sqlite
     ( withSqlitePool
     , withSqliteConn
+    , createSqlitePool
     , runDbConn
     , Sqlite(..)
     , module Database.Groundhog
@@ -53,13 +54,13 @@
   type PhantomDb (DbPersist Sqlite m) = Sqlite
   insert v = insert' v
   insert_ v = insert_' v
-  insertBy u v = H.insertBy escapeS queryRawTyped u v
-  insertByAll v = H.insertByAll escapeS queryRawTyped v
+  insertBy u v = H.insertBy escapeS queryRawTyped " IS ?" u v
+  insertByAll v = H.insertByAll escapeS queryRawTyped " IS ?" v
   replace k v = H.replace escapeS queryRawTyped executeRawCached' insertIntoConstructorTable k v
   select options = H.select escapeS queryRawTyped "LIMIT -1" renderCond' options -- select' options
   selectAll = H.selectAll escapeS queryRawTyped
   get k = H.get escapeS queryRawTyped k
-  getBy k = H.getBy escapeS queryRawTyped k
+  getBy k = H.getBy escapeS queryRawTyped " IS ?" k
   update upds cond = H.update escapeS executeRawCached' renderCond' upds cond
   delete cond = H.delete escapeS executeRawCached' renderCond' cond
   deleteByKey k = H.deleteByKey escapeS executeRawCached' k
@@ -88,33 +89,37 @@
   analyzeFunction = error "analyzeFunction: is not supported by Sqlite"
 
 withSqlitePool :: (MonadBaseControl IO m, MonadIO m)
-               => String
+               => String -- ^ connection string
                -> Int -- ^ number of connections to open
                -> (Pool Sqlite -> m a)
                -> m a
-withSqlitePool s connCount f = liftIO (createPool (open' s) close' 1 20 connCount) >>= f
+withSqlitePool s connCount f = createSqlitePool s connCount >>= f
 
 withSqliteConn :: (MonadBaseControl IO m, MonadIO m)
-               => String
+               => String -- ^ connection string
                -> (Sqlite -> m a)
                -> m a
 withSqliteConn s = bracket (liftIO $ open' s) (liftIO . close')
 
+createSqlitePool :: MonadIO m
+                 => String -- ^ connection string
+                 -> Int -- ^ number of connections to open
+                 -> m (Pool Sqlite)
+createSqlitePool s connCount = liftIO $ createPool (open' s) close' 1 20 connCount
+
 instance Savepoint Sqlite where
   withConnSavepoint name m (Sqlite c _) = do
-    let runStmt query = S.prepare c query >>= \stmt -> S.step stmt >> S.finalize stmt
     let name' = fromString name
-    liftIO $ runStmt $ "SAVEPOINT " <> name'
-    x <- onException m (liftIO $ runStmt $ "ROLLBACK TO " <> name')
-    liftIO $ runStmt $ "RELEASE " <> name'
+    liftIO $ S.exec c $ "SAVEPOINT " <> name'
+    x <- onException m (liftIO $ S.exec c $ "ROLLBACK TO " <> name')
+    liftIO $ S.exec c $ "RELEASE " <> name'
     return x
 
 instance ConnectionManager Sqlite Sqlite where
   withConn f conn@(Sqlite c _) = do
-    let runStmt query = S.prepare c query >>= \stmt -> S.step stmt >> S.finalize stmt
-    liftIO $ runStmt "BEGIN"
-    x <- onException (f conn) (liftIO $ runStmt "ROLLBACK")
-    liftIO $ runStmt "COMMIT"
+    liftIO $ S.exec c "BEGIN"
+    x <- onException (f conn) (liftIO $ S.exec c "ROLLBACK")
+    liftIO $ S.exec c "COMMIT"
     return x
   withConnNoTransaction f conn = f conn
 
diff --git a/groundhog-sqlite.cabal b/groundhog-sqlite.cabal
--- a/groundhog-sqlite.cabal
+++ b/groundhog-sqlite.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            groundhog-sqlite
-version:         0.4.0.1
+version:         0.4.0.2
 license:         BSD3
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Boris Lykah <lykahb@gmail.com>
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 synopsis:        Sqlite3 backend for the groundhog library
 description:     It depends on direct-sqlite library which includes Sqlite C sources, so there are no system dependencies.
 category:        Database
-stability:       Non-stable
+stability:       Stable
 cabal-version:   >= 1.6
 build-type:      Simple
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     build-depends:   base                    >= 4         && < 5
                    , bytestring              >= 0.9
                    , transformers            >= 0.2.1
-                   , groundhog               >= 0.4.0     && < 0.5.0
+                   , groundhog               >= 0.4.0.2   && < 0.5.0
                    , monad-control           >= 0.3
                    , monad-logger            >= 0.3
                    , containers              >= 0.2