diff --git a/sqlmock.go b/sqlmock.go
index e82a2a3..e3ed3e4 100644
--- a/sqlmock.go
+++ b/sqlmock.go
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ func (c *sqlmock) prepare(query string) (*ExpectedPrepare, error) {
 	var expected *ExpectedPrepare
 	var fulfilled int
 	var ok bool
+	
+	query = stripQuery(query)
+	
 	for _, next := range c.expected {
 		next.Lock()
 		if next.fulfilled() {
@@ -317,17 +320,24 @@ func (c *sqlmock) prepare(query string) (*ExpectedPrepare, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if expected, ok = next.(*ExpectedPrepare); ok {
-			break
-		}
-
-		next.Unlock()
 		if c.ordered {
+			if expected, ok = next.(*ExpectedPrepare); ok {
+				break
+			}
+
+			next.Unlock()
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("call to Prepare statement with query '%s', was not expected, next expectation is: %s", query, next)
 		}
+		
+		if pr, ok := next.(*ExpectedPrepare); ok {
+			if pr.sqlRegex.MatchString(query) {
+				expected = pr
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		next.Unlock()
 	}
 
-	query = stripQuery(query)
 	if expected == nil {
 		msg := "call to Prepare '%s' query was not expected"
 		if fulfilled == len(c.expected) {
diff --git a/sqlmock_test.go b/sqlmock_test.go
index fe4924b..ffaa824 100644
--- a/sqlmock_test.go
+++ b/sqlmock_test.go
@@ -354,6 +354,48 @@ func TestPreparedQueryExecutions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+
+func TestUnorderedPreparedQueryExecutions(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	db, mock, err := New()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("an error '%s' was not expected when opening a stub database connection", err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	mock.MatchExpectationsInOrder(false)
+
+	mock.ExpectPrepare("SELECT (.+) FROM articles WHERE id = ?").
+		ExpectQuery().
+		WithArgs(5).
+		WillReturnRows(
+		NewRows([]string{"id", "title"}).FromCSVString("5,The quick brown fox"),
+	)
+	mock.ExpectPrepare("SELECT (.+) FROM authors WHERE id = ?").
+		ExpectQuery().
+		WithArgs(1).
+		WillReturnRows(
+		NewRows([]string{"id", "title"}).FromCSVString("1,Betty B."),
+	)
+
+	var id int
+	var name string
+
+	stmt, err := db.Prepare("SELECT id, name FROM authors WHERE id = ?")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("error '%s' was not expected while creating a prepared statement", err)
+	}
+
+	err = stmt.QueryRow(1).Scan(&id, &name)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("error '%s' was not expected querying row from statement and scanning", err)
+	}
+
+	if name != "Betty B." {
+		t.Errorf("expected mocked name to be 'Betty B.', but got '%s' instead", name)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestUnexpectedOperations(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	db, mock, err := New()