diff --git a/db.class.php b/db.class.php
index acfcc37..a04db26 100644
--- a/db.class.php
+++ b/db.class.php
@@ -790,12 +790,11 @@ class WhereClause {
   }
   
   function textAndArgs() {
-    $sql = '';
+    $sql = array();
     $args = array();
     
     if (count($this->clauses) == 0) return array('(1)', $args);
     
-    $sql = array();
     foreach ($this->clauses as $clause) {
       if ($clause instanceof WhereClause) { 
         list($clause_sql, $clause_args) = $clause->textAndArgs();
@@ -808,7 +807,6 @@ class WhereClause {
       $args = array_merge($args, $clause_args);
     }
     
-    $sql = array_unique($sql);
     if ($this->type == 'and') $sql = implode(' AND ', $sql);
     else $sql = implode(' OR ', $sql);
     
diff --git a/simpletest/WhereClauseTest.php b/simpletest/WhereClauseTest.php
index 5cfca5d..c867e43 100644
--- a/simpletest/WhereClauseTest.php
+++ b/simpletest/WhereClauseTest.php
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ class WhereClauseTest extends SimpleTest {
     $this->assert(count($result) === 1);
     $this->assert($result[0]['age'] === '15');
   }
+
+  function test_6_or() {
+    $where = new WhereClause('or');
+    $where->add('username=%s', 'Bart');
+    $where->add('username=%s', 'Abe');
+
+    $result = DB::query("SELECT * FROM accounts WHERE %l", $where);
+    $this->assert(count($result) === 2);
+  }
   
 
 }