diff --git a/lore/io/connection.py b/lore/io/connection.py
index 306b680..8a8c7bb 100644
--- a/lore/io/connection.py
+++ b/lore/io/connection.py
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ def __prepare(self, sql=None, extract=None, filename=None, **kwargs):
 
         return sql
 
-    def __connection_execute(self,  sql, bindings):
+    def _connection_execute(self,  sql, bindings):
         if self._use_psycopg2:
             with self._connection.engine.raw_connection().connection as conn:
                 with conn.cursor() as cursor:
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ def __connection_execute(self,  sql, bindings):
                     try:
                         return ResultWrapper(cursor.fetchall())
                     except psycopg2.ProgrammingError as e:
-                        if 'no results to fetch' in str(y):
+                        if 'no results to fetch' in str(e):
                             return None
                         raise e
         else:
@@ -454,12 +454,12 @@ def __connection_execute(self,  sql, bindings):
 
     def __execute(self, sql, bindings):
         try:
-            return self.__connection_execute(sql, bindings)
+            return self._connection_execute(sql, bindings)
         except (sqlalchemy.exc.DBAPIError, Psycopg2OperationalError, SnowflakeProgrammingError) as e:
             if not self._transactions and (isinstance(e, Psycopg2OperationalError) or e.connection_invalidated):
                 logger.warning('Reconnect and retry due to invalid connection')
                 self.close()
-                return self.__connection_execute(sql, bindings)
+                return self._connection_execute(sql, bindings)
             elif not self._transactions and (isinstance(e, SnowflakeProgrammingError) or e.connection_invalidated):
                 if hasattr(e, 'msg') and e.msg and "authenticate" in e.msg.lower():
                     logger.warning('Reconnect and retry due to unauthenticated connection')
diff --git a/tests/unit/io/test_connection.py b/tests/unit/io/test_connection.py
index c36421a..acbdd87 100644
--- a/tests/unit/io/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/unit/io/test_connection.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy import event
 from sqlalchemy.engine import Engine
 import pandas
-
+import psycopg2
 import lore
 
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def insert(delay=0):
                 lore.io.main.execute(sql='insert into tests_autocommit values (1), (2), (3)')
                 posts.append(lore.io.main.select(sql='select count(*) from tests_autocommit')[0][0])
                 time.sleep(delay)
-            except sqlalchemy.exc.IntegrityError as ex:
+            except psycopg2.IntegrityError as ex:
                 thrown.append(True)
 
         slow = Thread(target=insert, args=(1,))
@@ -167,17 +167,17 @@ def test_close(self):
             lore.io.main.select(sql='select count(*) from tests_close')
 
     def test_reconnect_and_retry(self):
-        original_execute = lore.io.main._connection.execute
+        original_execute = lore.io.main._connection_execute
 
         def raise_dbapi_error_on_first_call(sql, bindings):
-            lore.io.main._connection.execute = original_execute
+            lore.io.main._connection_execute = original_execute
             e = lore.io.connection.Psycopg2OperationalError('server closed the connection unexpectedly. This probably means the server terminated abnormally before or while processing the request.')
             raise sqlalchemy.exc.DBAPIError('select 1', [], e, True)
 
         exceptions = lore.env.STDOUT_EXCEPTIONS
         lore.env.STDOUT_EXCEPTIONS = False
         connection = lore.io.main._connection
-        lore.io.main._connection.execute = raise_dbapi_error_on_first_call
+        lore.io.main._connection_execute = raise_dbapi_error_on_first_call
 
         result = lore.io.main.select(sql='select 1')
         lore.env.STDOUT_EXCEPTIONS = exceptions
@@ -192,17 +192,17 @@ def test_tuple_interpolation(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(temps), 3)
 
     def test_reconnect_and_retry_on_expired_connection(self):
-        original_execute = lore.io.main._connection.execute
+        original_execute = lore.io.main._connection_execute
 
         def raise_snowflake_programming_error_on_first_call(sql, bindings):
-            lore.io.main._connection.execute = original_execute
+            lore.io.main._connection_execute = original_execute
             e = lore.io.connection.SnowflakeProgrammingError('Authentication token has expired.  The user must authenticate again')
             raise sqlalchemy.exc.DBAPIError('select 1', [], e, True)
 
         exceptions = lore.env.STDOUT_EXCEPTIONS
         lore.env.STDOUT_EXCEPTIONS = False
         connection = lore.io.main._connection
-        lore.io.main._connection.execute = raise_snowflake_programming_error_on_first_call
+        lore.io.main._connection_execute = raise_snowflake_programming_error_on_first_call
 
         result = lore.io.main.select(sql='select 1')
         lore.env.STDOUT_EXCEPTIONS = exceptions