diff -ru javasqlite-20080130/native/sqlite_jni.c javasqlite-20080130+iPhone/native/sqlite_jni.c
--- javasqlite-20080130/native/sqlite_jni.c	2008-01-29 09:23:25.000000000 +0000
+++ javasqlite-20080130+iPhone/native/sqlite_jni.c	2008-03-10 23:15:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -3360,6 +3360,8 @@
     jsize len16;
     const jchar *sql16, *tail = 0;
     int ret;
+    int i;
+    jchar *sql2;
 
     if (!h) {
 	throwclosed(env);
@@ -3385,11 +3387,15 @@
     }
     h->env = env;
     sql16 = (*env)->GetStringChars(env, sql, 0);
+    sql2 = malloc(len16 + sizeof(jchar));
+    memcpy(sql2, sql16, len16);
+    sql2[len16 / sizeof(jchar)] = '\0';
+    (*env)->ReleaseStringChars(env, sql, sql16);
 #if HAVE_SQLITE3_PREPARE16_V2
-    ret = sqlite3_prepare16_v2((sqlite3 *) h->sqlite, sql16, len16,
+    ret = sqlite3_prepare16_v2((sqlite3 *) h->sqlite, sql2, len16,
 			       (sqlite3_stmt **) &svm, (const void **) &tail);
 #else
-    ret = sqlite3_prepare16((sqlite3 *) h->sqlite, sql16, len16,
+    ret = sqlite3_prepare16((sqlite3 *) h->sqlite, sql2, len16,
 			    (sqlite3_stmt **) &svm, (const void **) &tail);
 #endif
     if (ret != SQLITE_OK) {
@@ -3401,22 +3407,23 @@
     if (ret != SQLITE_OK) {
 	const char *err = sqlite3_errmsg(h->sqlite);
 
-	(*env)->ReleaseStringChars(env, sql, sql16);
+        free(sql2);
 	setstmterr(env, stmt, ret);
+        printf("%s\n", err);
 	throwex(env, err ? err : "error in prepare");
 	return;
     }
     if (!svm) {
-	(*env)->ReleaseStringChars(env, sql, sql16);
+        free(sql2);
 	return;
     }
-    len16 = len16 + sizeof (jchar) - ((char *) tail - (char *) sql16);
+    len16 = len16 + sizeof (jchar) - ((char *) tail - (char *) sql2);
     if (len16 < sizeof (jchar)) {
 	len16 = sizeof (jchar);
     }
     v = malloc(sizeof (hvm) + len16);
     if (!v) {
-	(*env)->ReleaseStringChars(env, sql, sql16);
+        free(sql2);
 	sqlite3_finalize((sqlite3_stmt *) svm);
 	throwoom(env, "unable to get SQLite handle");
 	return;
@@ -3432,7 +3439,7 @@
     memcpy(v->tail, tail, len16);
     len16 /= sizeof (jchar);
     ((jchar *) v->tail)[len16 - 1] = 0;
-    (*env)->ReleaseStringChars(env, sql, sql16);
+    free(sql2);
     v->hh.sqlite = 0;
     v->hh.haveutf = h->haveutf;
     v->hh.ver = h->ver;