diff --git a/src/andersen_ev/andersen.py b/src/andersen_ev/andersen.py
index 03973e4..b9c4af8 100644
--- a/src/andersen_ev/andersen.py
+++ b/src/andersen_ev/andersen.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from gql.transport.websockets import WebsocketsTransport
 
 # for file schema support
-from graphql import DocumentNode, Source, parse
+from graphql import DocumentNode, Source, parse, DefinitionNode
 from graphql.utilities import get_operation_ast
 import os
 
@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@ def _execute_query(self, name, variable_values = None):
       query  = self._get_query(name)
       opname = self._get_operation(query)
 
+      # Wrap the query in a DocumentNode for the gql library
+      query_document = DocumentNode(definitions=[query])
+
       result = self.gqclient.execute(
-        query, 
+        query_document,
         variable_values = variable_values
       )
       try: