diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f318f9..ad014db 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Everything is built on top of maps representing SQL queries:
 
 ```clj
 (sql/format sqlmap)
-=> ["SELECT a, b, c FROM foo WHERE (f.a = ?)" ["baz"]]
+=> ["SELECT a, b, c FROM foo WHERE (f.a = ?)" "baz"]
 ```
 
 There are helper functions to build SQL maps. They compose together nicely:
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ To add to clauses instead of replacing them, use `merge-select`, `merge-where`,
   (-> sqlmap
       (merge-select :d :e)
       (merge-where [:> :b 10])))
-=> ["SELECT a, b, c, d, e FROM foo WHERE ((f.a = ?) AND (b > 10))" ["baz"]]
+=> ["SELECT a, b, c, d, e FROM foo WHERE ((f.a = ?) AND (b > 10))" "baz"]
 ```
 
 Queries can be nested:
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Here's a big, complicated query. (Note that Honey SQL makes no attempt to verify
 
 (sql/format *1)
 => ["SELECT DISTINCT f.*, b.baz, c.quux, NOW(), @x := 10 FROM foo AS f, baz AS b LEFT JOIN clod AS c ON (f.a = c.d) JOIN draq ON (f.b = draq.x) WHERE (((f.a = ?) AND (b.baz != ?)) OR (f.e IN (1, 2, 3)) OR f.e BETWEEN 10 AND 20) GROUP BY f.a HAVING (0 < f.e) ORDER BY b.baz DESC, c.quux LIMIT 50 OFFSET 10"
-    ["bort" "gabba"]]
+    "bort" "gabba"]
 
 ;; Printable and readable
 (= *2 (read-string (pr-str *2)))
diff --git a/src/honeysql/format.clj b/src/honeysql/format.clj
index 6ffb9c6..a05945c 100644
--- a/src/honeysql/format.clj
+++ b/src/honeysql/format.clj
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   (binding [*params* (atom [])]
     (let [sql-str (to-sql sql-map)]
       (if (seq @*params*)
-        [sql-str @*params*]
+        (into [sql-str] @*params*)
         [sql-str]))))
 
 (defprotocol ToSql
diff --git a/test/honeysql/core_test.clj b/test/honeysql/core_test.clj
index 955018f..7a95326 100644
--- a/test/honeysql/core_test.clj
+++ b/test/honeysql/core_test.clj
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
     (testing "sqlmap formats correctly"
       (is (= (format sqlmap)
              ["SELECT DISTINCT f.*, b.baz, c.quux, NOW(), @x := 10 FROM foo AS f, baz AS b LEFT JOIN clod AS c ON (f.a = c.d) JOIN draq ON (f.b = draq.x) WHERE (((f.a = ?) AND (b.baz != ?)) OR (f.e IN (1, 2, 3)) OR f.e BETWEEN 10 AND 20) GROUP BY f.a HAVING (0 < f.e) ORDER BY b.baz DESC, c.quux LIMIT 50 OFFSET 10"
-              ["bort" "gabba"]])))
+              "bort" "gabba"])))
     (testing "sqlmap prints and reads correctly"
       (is (= sqlmap (read-string (pr-str sqlmap)))))))
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