diff --git a/pkg/druid.go b/pkg/druid.go
index 953e883..55f08ba 100644
--- a/pkg/druid.go
+++ b/pkg/druid.go
@@ -517,6 +517,14 @@ func (ds *druidDatasource) executeQuery(queryRef string, q druidquerybuilder.Que
 					Type string
 				}{Name: c.(string)}
 				detectColumnType(&col, i, r.Rows)
+				// len of sqlr > 1, we can infer string and number types from the data row (string is in "quotes") also, time is also in string format
+				switch sqlr[1].([]interface{})[i].(type) {
+				case string:
+					if col.Type != "time" && col.Type != "bool" {
+						// if the data type is string and not detected as time or bool, keep it as string
+						col.Type = "string"
+					}
+				}
 				r.Columns = append(r.Columns, col)
 			}
 		}