diff --git a/Sources/SharingGRDBTestSupport/AssertQuery.swift b/Sources/SharingGRDBTestSupport/AssertQuery.swift
index 9ec1b2b8..86ca41f7 100644
--- a/Sources/SharingGRDBTestSupport/AssertQuery.swift
+++ b/Sources/SharingGRDBTestSupport/AssertQuery.swift
@@ -36,12 +36,10 @@ import StructuredQueriesTestSupport
 /// - Parameters:
 ///   - includeSQL: Whether to snapshot the SQL fragment in addition to the results.
 ///   - query: A statement.
-///   - database: The database to read from. A value of `nil` will use
+///   - database: The database to use. A value of `nil` will use
 ///     `@Dependency(\.defaultDatabase)`.
 ///   - sql: A snapshot of the SQL produced by the statement.
 ///   - results: A snapshot of the results.
-///     to `1` for invoking this helper directly, but if you write a wrapper function that automates
-///     the `execute` trailing closure, you should pass `0` instead.
 ///   - fileID: The source `#fileID` associated with the assertion.
 ///   - filePath: The source `#filePath` associated with the assertion.
 ///   - function: The source `#function` associated with the assertion
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ import StructuredQueriesTestSupport
 public func assertQuery<each V: QueryRepresentable, S: StructuredQueriesCore.Statement<(repeat each V)>>(
   includeSQL: Bool = false,
   _ query: S,
-  database: (any DatabaseReader)? = nil,
+  database: (any DatabaseWriter)? = nil,
   sql: (() -> String)? = nil,
   results: (() -> String)? = nil,
   fileID: StaticString = #fileID,
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ public func assertQuery<each V: QueryRepresentable, S: StructuredQueriesCore.Sta
   }
   do {
     @Dependency(\.defaultDatabase) var defaultDatabase
-    let rows = try (database ?? defaultDatabase).read { try query.fetchAll($0) }
+    let rows = try (database ?? defaultDatabase).write { try query.fetchAll($0) }
     var table = ""
     printTable(rows, to: &table)
     if !table.isEmpty {
@@ -165,11 +163,9 @@ public func assertQuery<each V: QueryRepresentable, S: StructuredQueriesCore.Sta
 ///   - includeSQL: Whether to snapshot the SQL fragment in addition to the results.
 ///   - query: A statement.
 ///   - sql: A snapshot of the SQL produced by the statement.
-///   - database: The database to read from. A value of `nil` will use
+///   - database: The database to use. A value of `nil` will use
 ///     `@Dependency(\.defaultDatabase)`.
 ///   - results: A snapshot of the results.
-///     to `1` for invoking this helper directly, but if you write a wrapper function that automates
-///     the `execute` trailing closure, you should pass `0` instead.
 ///   - fileID: The source `#fileID` associated with the assertion.
 ///   - filePath: The source `#filePath` associated with the assertion.
 ///   - function: The source `#function` associated with the assertion
@@ -179,7 +175,7 @@ public func assertQuery<each V: QueryRepresentable, S: StructuredQueriesCore.Sta
 public func assertQuery<S: SelectStatement, each J: StructuredQueriesCore.Table>(
   includeSQL: Bool = false,
   _ query: S,
-  database: (any DatabaseReader)? = nil,
+  database: (any DatabaseWriter)? = nil,
   sql: (() -> String)? = nil,
   results: (() -> String)? = nil,
   fileID: StaticString = #fileID,
diff --git a/Tests/SharingGRDBTests/AssertQueryTests.swift b/Tests/SharingGRDBTests/AssertQueryTests.swift
index a913e27e..bebbb987 100644
--- a/Tests/SharingGRDBTests/AssertQueryTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SharingGRDBTests/AssertQueryTests.swift
@@ -41,6 +41,38 @@ struct AssertQueryTests {
       """
     }
   }
+  @Test func assertQueryBasicUpdate() throws {
+    assertQuery(
+      Record.all
+        .update { $0.date = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 45) }
+        .returning { ($0.id, $0.date) }
+    ) {
+      """
+      ┌───┬────────────────────────────────┐
+      │ 1 │ Date(1970-01-01T00:00:45.000Z) │
+      │ 2 │ Date(1970-01-01T00:00:45.000Z) │
+      │ 3 │ Date(1970-01-01T00:00:45.000Z) │
+      └───┴────────────────────────────────┘
+      """
+    }
+  }
+  @Test func assertQueryRecordUpdate() throws {
+    assertQuery(
+      Record
+        .where { $0.id == 1 }
+        .update { $0.date = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 45) }
+        .returning(\.self)
+    ) {
+      """
+      ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐
+      │ Record(                                │
+      │   id: 1,                               │
+      │   date: Date(1970-01-01T00:00:45.000Z) │
+      │ )                                      │
+      └────────────────────────────────────────┘
+      """
+    }
+  }
   #if DEBUG
     @Test func assertQueryBasicIncludeSQL() throws {
       assertQuery(