diff --git a/docs/man/maddy-tables.5.scd b/docs/man/maddy-tables.5.scd
index 2c1f1a6..b1ea0fc 100644
--- a/docs/man/maddy-tables.5.scd
+++ b/docs/man/maddy-tables.5.scd
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/lib/pq?tab=doc#hdr-Connection_String_Parameters
 
 SQL query to use to obtain the lookup result.
 
-It will get one positional argument containing the lookup key. Use $1
+It will get one named argument containing the lookup key. Use :key
 placeholder to access it in SQL. The result row set should contain one row, one
 column with the string that will be used as a lookup result. If there are more
 rows, they will be ignored. If there are more columns, lookup will fail.  If
@@ -143,17 +143,17 @@ sql_query {
 If queries are set to implement corresponding table operations - table becomes
 "mutable" and can be used in contexts that require writable key-value store.
 
-'add' query gets two ordered arguments - key and value strings to store.
+'add' query gets :key, :value named arguments - key and value strings to store.
 They should be added to the store. The query *should* not add multiple values
 for the same key and *should* fail if the key already exists.
 
 'list' query gets no arguments and should return a column with all keys in
 the store.
 
-'set' query gets two arguments - key and value and should replace the existing
+'set' query gets :key, :value named arguments - key and value and should replace the existing
 entry in the database.
 
-'del' query gets one argument - key and should remove it from the database.
+'del' query gets :key argument - key and should remove it from the database.
 
 # Static table (static)
 
diff --git a/internal/table/sql_query.go b/internal/table/sql_query.go
index 5e52e09..1782723 100644
--- a/internal/table/sql_query.go
+++ b/internal/table/sql_query.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (s *SQL) RemoveKey(k string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s: table is not mutable (no 'del' query)", s.modName)
 	}
 
-	_, err := s.del.Exec(k)
+	_, err := s.del.Exec(sql.Named("key", k))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s: del %s: %w", s.modName, k, err)
 	}
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ func (s *SQL) SetKey(k, v string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s: table is not mutable (no 'add' query)", s.modName)
 	}
 
-	if _, err := s.add.Exec(k, v); err != nil {
-		if _, err := s.set.Exec(k, v); err != nil {
+	if _, err := s.add.Exec(sql.Named("key", k), sql.Named("value", v)); err != nil {
+		if _, err := s.set.Exec(sql.Named("key", k), sql.Named("value", v)); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: add %s: %w", s.modName, k, err)
 		}
 		return nil
diff --git a/internal/table/sql_query_test.go b/internal/table/sql_query_test.go
index 6869be9..d543693 100644
--- a/internal/table/sql_query_test.go
+++ b/internal/table/sql_query_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestSQL(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			{
 				Name: "lookup",
-				Args: []string{"SELECT value FROM testTbl WHERE key = $1"},
+				Args: []string{"SELECT value FROM testTbl WHERE key = $key"},
 			},
 		},
 	}))
diff --git a/internal/table/sql_table.go b/internal/table/sql_table.go
index 04f0fae..f9ba7c4 100644
--- a/internal/table/sql_table.go
+++ b/internal/table/sql_table.go
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ func (s *SQLTable) Init(cfg *config.Map) error {
 			},
 			{
 				Name: "lookup",
-				Args: []string{fmt.Sprintf("SELECT %s FROM %s WHERE %s = $1", valueColumn, tableName, keyColumn)},
+				Args: []string{fmt.Sprintf("SELECT %s FROM %s WHERE %s = :key", valueColumn, tableName, keyColumn)},
 			},
 			{
 				Name: "add",
-				Args: []string{fmt.Sprintf("INSERT INTO %s(%s, %s) VALUES($1, $2)", tableName, keyColumn, valueColumn)},
+				Args: []string{fmt.Sprintf("INSERT INTO %s(%s, %s) VALUES(:key, :value)", tableName, keyColumn, valueColumn)},
 			},
 			{
 				Name: "list",
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ func (s *SQLTable) Init(cfg *config.Map) error {
 			},
 			{
 				Name: "set",
-				Args: []string{fmt.Sprintf("UPDATE %s SET %s = $2 WHERE %s = $1", tableName, valueColumn, keyColumn)},
+				Args: []string{fmt.Sprintf("UPDATE %s SET %s = :value WHERE %s = :key", tableName, valueColumn, keyColumn)},
 			},
 			{
 				Name: "del",
-				Args: []string{fmt.Sprintf("DELETE FROM %s WHERE %s = $1", tableName, keyColumn)},
+				Args: []string{fmt.Sprintf("DELETE FROM %s WHERE %s = :key", tableName, keyColumn)},
 			},
 			{
 				Name: "init",