diff --git a/pipekit/jrunner.py b/pipekit/jrunner.py
index 85c1cdf..5162eae 100644
--- a/pipekit/jrunner.py
+++ b/pipekit/jrunner.py
@@ -254,10 +254,13 @@ _EXCEPTION_HEADER_RE = re.compile(
 
 # jrunner runs query-mode SQL with `executeQuery`, which requires the
 # statement to produce a ResultSet. DDL/DML (CREATE, TRUNCATE, INSERT)
-# still executes, but PG then throws "No results were returned by the
-# query." The statement succeeded — ignore the trace.
+# still executes, but the driver then complains there's no ResultSet. The
+# statement succeeded — ignore the trace. Each dialect words it differently:
+#   PG:        "No results were returned by the query"
+#   SQL Server:"The statement did not return a result set."
 _BENIGN_EXCEPTION_SUBSTRINGS = (
     "No results were returned by the query",
+    "The statement did not return a result set",
 )