diff --git a/caravel/assets/javascripts/sql.js b/caravel/assets/javascripts/sql.js
index dcde9a197f..0d9038e0e5 100644
--- a/caravel/assets/javascripts/sql.js
+++ b/caravel/assets/javascripts/sql.js
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
           $('#results').html(data);
 
           $('table.sql_results').DataTable({
+            retrieve: true,
             paging: false,
             searching: true,
             aaSorting: []