diff --git a/webnotes/db.py b/webnotes/db.py
index 9880e0ca5b..57e0d90c5f 100644
--- a/webnotes/db.py
+++ b/webnotes/db.py
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ class Database:
 		# execute
 		try:
 			if values!=():
+				if isinstance(values, dict):
+					values = dict(values)
 				if debug: webnotes.errprint(query % values)
 				self._cursor.execute(query, values)