diff --git a/sql/one.sql b/sql/one.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9588af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/one.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- name: one
+-- fn: first
+select 14
diff --git a/src/suresql/init.janet b/src/suresql/init.janet
index 2acaf42..0216f5a 100644
--- a/src/suresql/init.janet
+++ b/src/suresql/init.janet
@@ -92,8 +92,14 @@
 (defn defqueries [sql-file &opt options]
   (let [queries (->> (slurp sql-file)
                      (parse-queries))
-        connection (get options :connection)]
+        connection (get options :connection)
+        connected-queries @{}]
 
     (loop [q :in queries]
-      (let [{"name" name} q]
-        (defglobal (symbol name) (query-fn connection q))))))
+      (let [{"name" name} q
+            q-fn (query-fn connection q)]
+        (defglobal (symbol name) q-fn)
+        (put connected-queries
+             (keyword name)
+             q-fn)))
+    connected-queries))
diff --git a/test/suresql/local-binding-test.janet b/test/suresql/local-binding-test.janet
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..565619e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/suresql/local-binding-test.janet
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+(import ../../src/suresql)
+(import ./users)
+(import tester :prefix "" :exit true)
+(import sqlite3 :as sqlite)
+
+
+(defsuite "local bindings"
+  (def fns (suresql/defqueries "sql/one.sql"
+                               {:connection (sqlite/open "test.db")}))
+
+  (test "defquery returns functions"
+        (is (deep= @{:14 14}
+                   ((fns :one) {})))))
diff --git a/test/suresql/pq-users.janet b/test/suresql/pq-users.janet
index ceaf7ab..4940b05 100644
--- a/test/suresql/pq-users.janet
+++ b/test/suresql/pq-users.janet
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(import "src/suresql/init" :prefix "")
+(import ../../src/suresql :prefix "")
 
 (var pq/connect identity)
 (def database-url "postgres://localhost:5432/suresql_test_db")
diff --git a/test/suresql/users-2.janet b/test/suresql/users-2.janet
index e9747c1..75ba297 100644
--- a/test/suresql/users-2.janet
+++ b/test/suresql/users-2.janet
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(import "src/suresql/init" :prefix "")
+(import ../../src/suresql :prefix "")
 
 (def database-url "users-2.sqlite3")
 
diff --git a/test/suresql/users.janet b/test/suresql/users.janet
index 1178a15..fbf9f02 100644
--- a/test/suresql/users.janet
+++ b/test/suresql/users.janet
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(import "src/suresql/init" :prefix "")
+(import ../../src/suresql :prefix "")
 
 (var sqlite3/open identity)
 (def database-url "test.sqlite3")