diff --git a/cqlengine/connection.py b/cqlengine/connection.py
index 2768db10..5e89c60d 100644
--- a/cqlengine/connection.py
+++ b/cqlengine/connection.py
@@ -268,8 +268,12 @@ def connection_manager():
 
 def execute_native(query, params=None, consistency_level=None):
     # TODO use consistency level
-    prepared = session.prepare(query)
-    result = session.execute(prepared, params)
+    if isinstance(query, BaseCQLStatement):
+        params = query.get_context()
+        query = str(query)
+    params = params or {}
+
+    result = session.execute(query, params)
     return result
 
 def get_session():
diff --git a/cqlengine/management.py b/cqlengine/management.py
index b5c6419a..c0562bab 100644
--- a/cqlengine/management.py
+++ b/cqlengine/management.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def get_fields(model):
     ks_name = model._get_keyspace()
     col_family = model.column_family_name(include_keyspace=False)
 
-    query = "select * from system.schema_columns where keyspace_name = ? and columnfamily_name = ?"
+    query = "select * from system.schema_columns where keyspace_name = %s and columnfamily_name = %s"
     tmp = execute_native(query, [ks_name, col_family])
 
     # Tables containing only primary keys do not appear to create
diff --git a/cqlengine/query.py b/cqlengine/query.py
index 383b9c05..4ea884ee 100644
--- a/cqlengine/query.py
+++ b/cqlengine/query.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from cqlengine import BaseContainerColumn, Map, columns
 from cqlengine.columns import Counter, List, Set
 
-from cqlengine.connection import execute, RowResult
+from cqlengine.connection import execute, RowResult, execute_native
 
 from cqlengine.exceptions import CQLEngineException, ValidationError
 from cqlengine.functions import Token, BaseQueryFunction, QueryValue
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ class DMLQuery(object):
         if self._batch:
             return self._batch.add_query(q)
         else:
-            return execute(q, consistency_level=self._consistency)
+            return execute_native(q, consistency_level=self._consistency)
 
     def batch(self, batch_obj):
         if batch_obj is not None and not isinstance(batch_obj, BatchQuery):
diff --git a/cqlengine/tests/statements/test_base_clause.py b/cqlengine/tests/statements/test_base_clause.py
index c5bbeb40..4fd6718d 100644
--- a/cqlengine/tests/statements/test_base_clause.py
+++ b/cqlengine/tests/statements/test_base_clause.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ class BaseClauseTests(TestCase):
         ss = BaseClause('a', 'b')
         assert ss.get_context_size() == 1
 
-        ctx = {}
+        ctx = []
         ss.set_context_id(10)
         ss.update_context(ctx)
-        assert ctx == {'10': 'b'}
+        assert ctx == ['10': 'b']