diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
index 40dc8e9..5e90f40 100644
--- a/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -226,6 +226,27 @@ func GetIdentStringValues(ident *ast.Ident) []string {
 	return values
 }
 
+// GetBinaryExprOperands returns all operands of a binary expression by traversing
+// the expression tree
+func GetBinaryExprOperands(be *ast.BinaryExpr) []ast.Node {
+	var traverse func(be *ast.BinaryExpr)
+	result := []ast.Node{}
+	traverse = func(be *ast.BinaryExpr) {
+		if lhs, ok := be.X.(*ast.BinaryExpr); ok {
+			traverse(lhs)
+		} else {
+			result = append(result, be.X)
+		}
+		if rhs, ok := be.Y.(*ast.BinaryExpr); ok {
+			traverse(rhs)
+		} else {
+			result = append(result, be.Y)
+		}
+	}
+	traverse(be)
+	return result
+}
+
 // GetImportedName returns the name used for the package within the
 // code. It will resolve aliases and ignores initialization only imports.
 func GetImportedName(path string, ctx *Context) (string, bool) {
diff --git a/helpers_test.go b/helpers_test.go
index 8fc7019..b13325a 100644
--- a/helpers_test.go
+++ b/helpers_test.go
@@ -229,4 +229,68 @@ var _ = Describe("Helpers", func() {
 			Expect(result).Should(HaveKeyWithValue("fmt", "Println"))
 		})
 	})
+	Context("when getting binary expression operands", func() {
+		It("should return all operands of a binary experssion", func() {
+			pkg := testutils.NewTestPackage()
+			defer pkg.Close()
+			pkg.AddFile("main.go", `
+			package main
+
+			import(
+			    "fmt"
+			)
+
+			func main() {
+				be := "test1" + "test2"
+				fmt.Println(be)
+			}
+			`)
+			ctx := pkg.CreateContext("main.go")
+			var be *ast.BinaryExpr
+			visitor := testutils.NewMockVisitor()
+			visitor.Context = ctx
+			visitor.Callback = func(n ast.Node, ctx *gosec.Context) bool {
+				if expr, ok := n.(*ast.BinaryExpr); ok {
+					be = expr
+				}
+				return true
+			}
+			ast.Walk(visitor, ctx.Root)
+
+			operands := gosec.GetBinaryExprOperands(be)
+			Expect(len(operands)).Should(Equal(2))
+		})
+		It("should return all operands of complex binary experssion", func() {
+			pkg := testutils.NewTestPackage()
+			defer pkg.Close()
+			pkg.AddFile("main.go", `
+			package main
+
+			import(
+			    "fmt"
+			)
+
+			func main() {
+				be := "test1" + "test2" + "test3" + "test4"
+				fmt.Println(be)
+			}
+			`)
+			ctx := pkg.CreateContext("main.go")
+			var be *ast.BinaryExpr
+			visitor := testutils.NewMockVisitor()
+			visitor.Context = ctx
+			visitor.Callback = func(n ast.Node, ctx *gosec.Context) bool {
+				if expr, ok := n.(*ast.BinaryExpr); ok {
+					if be == nil {
+						be = expr
+					}
+				}
+				return true
+			}
+			ast.Walk(visitor, ctx.Root)
+
+			operands := gosec.GetBinaryExprOperands(be)
+			Expect(len(operands)).Should(Equal(4))
+		})
+	})
 })
diff --git a/rules/sql.go b/rules/sql.go
index 48671d5..127dec5 100644
--- a/rules/sql.go
+++ b/rules/sql.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package rules
 
 import (
 	"go/ast"
-	"go/token"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -82,20 +81,19 @@ func (s *sqlStrConcat) checkQuery(call *ast.CallExpr, ctx *gosec.Context) (*gose
 	}
 
 	if be, ok := query.(*ast.BinaryExpr); ok {
-		// Skip all operations which aren't concatenation
-		if be.Op != token.ADD {
-			return nil, nil
-		}
-		if start, ok := be.X.(*ast.BasicLit); ok {
+		operands := gosec.GetBinaryExprOperands(be)
+		if start, ok := operands[0].(*ast.BasicLit); ok {
 			if str, e := gosec.GetString(start); e == nil {
 				if !s.MatchPatterns(str) {
 					return nil, nil
 				}
-				if _, ok := be.Y.(*ast.BasicLit); ok {
-					return nil, nil // string cat OK
+			}
+			for _, op := range operands[1:] {
+				if _, ok := op.(*ast.BasicLit); ok {
+					continue
 				}
-				if second, ok := be.Y.(*ast.Ident); ok && s.checkObject(second, ctx) {
-					return nil, nil
+				if op, ok := op.(*ast.Ident); ok && s.checkObject(op, ctx) {
+					continue
 				}
 				return gosec.NewIssue(ctx, be, s.ID(), s.What, s.Severity, s.Confidence), nil
 			}
diff --git a/testutils/source.go b/testutils/source.go
index bc98258..fcf9838 100644
--- a/testutils/source.go
+++ b/testutils/source.go
@@ -1026,6 +1026,23 @@ func main(){
 		panic(err)
 	}
 }`}, 1, gosec.NewConfig()}, {[]string{`
+// multiple string concatenation
+package main
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"os"
+)
+func main(){
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", ":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	rows, err := db.Query("SELECT * FROM foo" + "WHERE name = " + os.Args[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+}`}, 1, gosec.NewConfig()}, {[]string{`
 // false positive
 package main
 import (