diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c9b1f0..954d860 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,6 +84,18 @@ execute "select %unsafe {columns variable}% from %{table variable}%" in {sql}
 execute unsafe {fully dynamic query} in {sql}
 ```
 
+#### FAQ: How to return sql data in a function?
+You can't because functions don't allow delays, but you can use skript-reflect sections for this:
+```
+on load:
+	create new section stored in {-section::getPlayersFromDatabase}:
+		execute "SELECT uuid FROM table" in {-sql} and store the result in {_result::*}
+		return {_result::uuid::*}
+command /showplayers [<text>]:
+	trigger:
+		run section {-section::getPlayersFromDatabase} async and store result in {_uuids::*} and wait
+		send "%{_uuids::*}%"
+```
 ---
 ### Configuration
 plugins/skript-db/config.yml
@@ -91,4 +103,4 @@ plugins/skript-db/config.yml
 # Only change this if you wish to use a different driver than Java's default, like MariaDB driver.
 # If you use MariaDB, its driver is shaded together with skript-db, so you can just specify: "org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver"
 sql-driver-class-name: "default"
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b477439..6befcd0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.btk5h</groupId>
     <artifactId>skript-db</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.7</version>
+    <version>1.3.8</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <repositories>
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.SkriptLang</groupId>
             <artifactId>Skript</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6-beta3</version>
+            <version>2.6.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.mariadb.jdbc/mariadb-java-client -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mariadb.jdbc</groupId>
             <artifactId>mariadb-java-client</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.3</version>
+            <version>3.0.9</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/btk5h/skriptdb/skript/EffExecuteStatement.java b/src/main/java/com/btk5h/skriptdb/skript/EffExecuteStatement.java
index 1d6a59a..4367aad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/btk5h/skriptdb/skript/EffExecuteStatement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/btk5h/skriptdb/skript/EffExecuteStatement.java
@@ -83,25 +83,19 @@ public class EffExecuteStatement extends Effect {
         //if data source isn't set
         if (ds == null) return;
 
-        boolean sync = !Bukkit.isPrimaryThread();
-
         //if current thread is not main thread, then make this query to not have delays
+        boolean sync = !Bukkit.isPrimaryThread();
+        if (sync) {
+            isSync = true;
+        } else if (isSync) {
+            sync = true;
+        }
 
         Object locals = Variables.removeLocals(e);
 
         //execute SQL statement
-
-        CompletableFuture<Object> sql = null;
-        Object resources = null;
         if (!sync) {
-            sql = CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> executeStatement(ds, baseVariable, query), threadPool);
-        } else {
-            resources = executeStatement(ds, baseVariable, query);
-        }
-
-        //when SQL statement is completed
-        boolean finalSync = sync;
-        if (sql != null) {
+            CompletableFuture<Object> sql = CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> executeStatement(ds, baseVariable, query), threadPool);
             sql.whenComplete((res, err) -> {
                 if (err != null) {
                     err.printStackTrace();
@@ -115,7 +109,7 @@ public class EffExecuteStatement extends Effect {
                     //if local variables are present
                     //bring back local variables
                     //populate SQL data into variables
-                    if (isSync || finalSync) {
+                    Bukkit.getScheduler().runTask(SkriptDB.getInstance(), () -> {
                         if (locals != null) {
                             Variables.setLocalVariables(e, locals);
                         }
@@ -123,26 +117,14 @@ public class EffExecuteStatement extends Effect {
                             ((Map<String, Object>) res).forEach((name, value) -> setVariable(e, name, value));
                         }
                         TriggerItem.walk(getNext(), e);
+                        //the line below is required to prevent memory leaks
                         Variables.removeLocals(e);
-                    } else {
-                        Bukkit.getScheduler().runTask(SkriptDB.getInstance(), () -> {
-                            if (locals != null) {
-                                Variables.setLocalVariables(e, locals);
-                            }
-                            if (!(res instanceof String)) {
-                                ((Map<String, Object>) res).forEach((name, value) -> setVariable(e, name, value));
-                            }
-                            TriggerItem.walk(getNext(), e);
-                            //the line below is required to prevent memory leaks
-                            //no functionality difference notice with it being removed from my test, but the memory gets filled with leaks
-                            //so it must be kept
-                            Variables.removeLocals(e);
-                        });
-                    }
+                    });
                 }
             });
         // sync executed SQL query, same as above, just sync
         } else {
+            Object resources = executeStatement(ds, baseVariable, query);
             //handle last error syntax data
             lastError = null;
             if (resources instanceof String) {
@@ -167,7 +149,6 @@ public class EffExecuteStatement extends Effect {
     @Override
     protected TriggerItem walk(Event e) {
         debug(e, true);
-        //I think no longer needed as of 1.3.0, uncomment if something breaks
         if (!isSync) {
             Delay.addDelayedEvent(e);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/btk5h/skriptdb/skript/Types.java b/src/main/java/com/btk5h/skriptdb/skript/Types.java
index 6efc304..d8ad79a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/btk5h/skriptdb/skript/Types.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/btk5h/skriptdb/skript/Types.java
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ public class Types {
                         return o.getJdbcUrl();
                     }
 
-                    @Override
-                    public String getVariableNamePattern() {
-                        return "jdbc:.+";
-                    }
                 })
                 .serializer(new Serializer<HikariDataSource>() {
                     @Override