diff --git a/input/postgres/explain.go b/input/postgres/explain.go
index 140ca8bbe..7f1718b7d 100644
--- a/input/postgres/explain.go
+++ b/input/postgres/explain.go
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/guregu/null"
-	pg_query "github.com/lfittl/pg_query_go"
-	pg_query_nodes "github.com/lfittl/pg_query_go/nodes"
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
 	"github.com/pganalyze/collector/output/pganalyze_collector"
 	"github.com/pganalyze/collector/state"
@@ -75,13 +73,8 @@ func runDbExplain(db *sql.DB, inputs []state.PostgresQuerySample, useHelper bool
 	for _, sample := range inputs {
 		// To be on the safe side never EXPLAIN a statement that can't be parsed,
 		// or multiple statements in one (leading to accidental execution)
-		parsetree, err := pg_query.Parse(sample.Query)
-		if err != nil || len(parsetree.Statements) != 1 {
-			continue
-		}
-		stmt := parsetree.Statements[0].(pg_query_nodes.RawStmt).Stmt
-		switch stmt.(type) {
-		case pg_query_nodes.SelectStmt, pg_query_nodes.InsertStmt, pg_query_nodes.UpdateStmt, pg_query_nodes.DeleteStmt:
+		isUtil, err := util.IsUtilityStmt(sample.Query)
+		if err == nil && len(isUtil) == 1 && !isUtil[0] {
 			sample.HasExplain = true
 			sample.ExplainSource = pganalyze_collector.QuerySample_STATEMENT_LOG_EXPLAIN_SOURCE
 			sample.ExplainFormat = pganalyze_collector.QuerySample_JSON_EXPLAIN_FORMAT
diff --git a/input/postgres/statements.go b/input/postgres/statements.go
index 20dc163d5..5e51506df 100644
--- a/input/postgres/statements.go
+++ b/input/postgres/statements.go
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ func GetStatements(server *state.Server, logger *util.Logger, db *sql.DB, global
 
 			statements[key] = stmt
 		}
+		if ignoreIOTiming(postgresVersion, receivedQuery) {
+			stats.BlkReadTime = 0
+			stats.BlkWriteTime = 0
+		}
 		statementStats[key] = stats
 	}
 	err = rows.Err()
@@ -224,3 +228,24 @@ func GetStatements(server *state.Server, logger *util.Logger, db *sql.DB, global
 
 	return statements, statementTexts, statementStats, nil
 }
+
+func ignoreIOTiming(postgresVersion state.PostgresVersion, receivedQuery null.String) bool {
+	// Currently, Aurora gives wildly incorrect blk_read_time and blk_write_time values
+	// for utility statements; ignore I/O timing in this situation.
+	if !postgresVersion.IsAwsAurora || !receivedQuery.Valid {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	isUtil, err := util.IsUtilityStmt(receivedQuery.String)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	for _, isOneUtil := range isUtil {
+		if isOneUtil {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/util/is_utility.go b/util/is_utility.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34b4191ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/is_utility.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	pg_query "github.com/lfittl/pg_query_go"
+	pg_query_nodes "github.com/lfittl/pg_query_go/nodes"
+)
+
+// IsUtilityStmt determines whether each statement in the query text is a
+// utility statement or a standard SELECT/INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE statement.
+func IsUtilityStmt(query string) ([]bool, error) {
+	var result []bool
+	parsetree, err := pg_query.Parse(query)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for _, rawStmt := range parsetree.Statements {
+		stmt := rawStmt.(pg_query_nodes.RawStmt).Stmt
+		var isUtility bool
+		switch stmt.(type) {
+		case pg_query_nodes.SelectStmt, pg_query_nodes.InsertStmt, pg_query_nodes.UpdateStmt, pg_query_nodes.DeleteStmt:
+			isUtility = false
+		default:
+			isUtility = true
+		}
+		result = append(result, isUtility)
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
diff --git a/util/is_utility_test.go b/util/is_utility_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..add8bdf48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/is_utility_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package util_test
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/pganalyze/collector/util"
+)
+
+var isUtilTests = []struct {
+	input     string
+	expected  []bool
+	expectErr bool
+}{
+	{
+		"SELECT 1",
+		[]bool{false},
+		false,
+	},
+	{
+		"INSERT INTO my_table VALUES(123)",
+		[]bool{false},
+		false,
+	},
+	{
+		"UPDATE my_table SET foo = 123",
+		[]bool{false},
+		false,
+	},
+	{
+		"DELETE FROM my_table",
+		[]bool{false},
+		false,
+	},
+	{
+		"SHOW fsync",
+		[]bool{true},
+		false,
+	},
+	{
+		"SET fsync = off",
+		[]bool{true},
+		false,
+	},
+	{
+		"SELECT 1; SELECT 2;",
+		[]bool{false, false},
+		false,
+	},
+	{
+		"SELECT 1; SHOW fsync;",
+		[]bool{false, true},
+		false,
+	},
+	{
+		"totally not valid sql",
+		nil,
+		true,
+	},
+}
+
+func TestIsUtilityStmt(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range isUtilTests {
+		actual, err := util.IsUtilityStmt(test.input)
+		if (err != nil) != test.expectErr {
+			t.Errorf("IsUtilityStmt(%s): expected err: %t; actual: %s", test.input, test.expectErr, err)
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(actual, test.expected) {
+			t.Errorf("IsUtilityStmt(%s): expected %v; actual %v", test.input, test.expected, actual)
+		}
+	}
+}