diff --git a/core/database.class.php b/core/database.class.php
index c42ce366..b17a8625 100644
--- a/core/database.class.php
+++ b/core/database.class.php
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ class Database {
 	 */
 	public function execute($query, $args=array()) {
 		try {
+			_count_execs($this->db, $query, $args);
 			$stmt = $this->db->prepare($query);
 			if (!array_key_exists(0, $args)) {
 				foreach($args as $name=>$value) {
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 54194b10..9df65aeb 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ try {
 	ctx_log_start("Connecting to DB");
 	// connect to the database
 	$database = new Database();
-	//$database->db->fnExecute = '_count_execs'; // FIXME: PDO equivalent
 	$database->db->beginTransaction();
 	$config = new DatabaseConfig($database);
 	ctx_log_endok();