diff --git a/app/qan/mysql.go b/app/qan/mysql.go
index 6009c2ff..a8c6a148 100644
--- a/app/qan/mysql.go
+++ b/app/qan/mysql.go
@@ -342,7 +342,9 @@ func (h *MySQLMetricWriter) getQueryAndTables(class *event.Class) (query.QueryIn
 		bytes, _ := json.Marshal(query.Tables)
 		tables = string(bytes)
 	}
-
+	// We still want to store the fingerprint in the database
+	// even if an example is available
+	query.Query = class.Fingerprint
 	return query, tables, nil
 }