diff --git a/compatibility/pg/csharp/PGTest.cs b/compatibility/pg/csharp/PGTest.cs
index cb18adc..5ed6b3e 100644
--- a/compatibility/pg/csharp/PGTest.cs
+++ b/compatibility/pg/csharp/PGTest.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class Tests
 
         public void Connect(string ip, int port, string user, string password)
         {
-            string connectionString = $"Host={ip};Port={port};Username={user};Password={password};Database=postgres;";
+            string connectionString = $"Host={ip};Port={port};Username={user};Password={password};Database=postgres;Timeout=300;CommandTimeout=600;";
             try
             {
                 conn = new NpgsqlConnection(connectionString);
diff --git a/pgserver/connection_data.go b/pgserver/connection_data.go
index d986455..61006bd 100644
--- a/pgserver/connection_data.go
+++ b/pgserver/connection_data.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type ConvertedStatement struct {
 	AST                tree.Statement
 	Tag                string
 	PgParsable         bool
+	HasSentRowDesc     bool
 	SubscriptionConfig *SubscriptionConfig
 	BackupConfig       *BackupConfig
 }
diff --git a/pgserver/connection_handler.go b/pgserver/connection_handler.go
index b82f350..e6a088a 100644
--- a/pgserver/connection_handler.go
+++ b/pgserver/connection_handler.go
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ func (h *ConnectionHandler) handleExecute(message *pgproto3.Execute) error {
 	// |rowsAffected| gets altered by the callback below
 	rowsAffected := int32(0)
 
-	callback := h.spoolRowsCallback(query.Tag, &rowsAffected, true)
+	callback := h.spoolRowsCallback(query, &rowsAffected, true)
 	err = h.duckHandler.ComExecuteBound(context.Background(), h.mysqlConn, portalData, callback)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ func (h *ConnectionHandler) run(statement ConvertedStatement) error {
 		})
 	}
 
-	callback := h.spoolRowsCallback(statement.Tag, &rowsAffected, false)
+	callback := h.spoolRowsCallback(statement, &rowsAffected, false)
 	if err := h.duckHandler.ComQuery(
 		context.Background(),
 		h.mysqlConn,
@@ -1024,20 +1024,23 @@ func (h *ConnectionHandler) run(statement ConvertedStatement) error {
 
 // spoolRowsCallback returns a callback function that will send RowDescription message,
 // then a DataRow message for each row in the result set.
-func (h *ConnectionHandler) spoolRowsCallback(tag string, rows *int32, isExecute bool) func(res *Result) error {
+func (h *ConnectionHandler) spoolRowsCallback(statement ConvertedStatement, rows *int32, isExecute bool) func(res *Result) error {
 	// IsIUD returns whether the query is either an INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE query.
+	tag := statement.Tag
 	isIUD := tag == "INSERT" || tag == "UPDATE" || tag == "DELETE"
 	return func(res *Result) error {
 		logrus.Tracef("spooling %d rows for tag %s (execute = %v)", res.RowsAffected, tag, isExecute)
 		if returnsRow(tag) {
 			// EXECUTE does not send RowDescription; instead it should be sent from DESCRIBE prior to it
-			if !isExecute {
+			// We only send RowDescription once per statement execution.
+			if !isExecute && !statement.HasSentRowDesc {
 				logrus.Tracef("sending RowDescription %+v for tag %s", res.Fields, tag)
 				if err := h.send(&pgproto3.RowDescription{
 					Fields: res.Fields,
 				}); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
+				statement.HasSentRowDesc = true
 			}
 
 			logrus.Tracef("sending Rows %+v for tag %s", res.Rows, tag)