diff --git a/data/xml/queries.xml b/data/xml/queries.xml
index 9cfbce4e8..48a98c18a 100644
--- a/data/xml/queries.xml
+++ b/data/xml/queries.xml
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@
         NOTE: current physical DB but not usable for enumeration
         <current_db query="SELECT SYS.DATABASE_NAME FROM DUAL"/>
         -->
-        <current_db query="SELECT USER FROM DUAL"/>
+        <!-- ORA_DATABASE_NAME works for any user in Oracle 12c+; fallback to USER for older versions -->
+        <current_db query="SELECT ORA_DATABASE_NAME FROM DUAL" query2="SELECT USER FROM DUAL"/>
         <!--
              NOTE: in Oracle to check if the session user is DBA you can use:
              SELECT USERENV('ISDBA') FROM DUAL