diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/database/commands/into_sqlite.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/database/commands/into_sqlite.rs
index 9d9a5ea8c3..bd72993919 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/database/commands/into_sqlite.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/database/commands/into_sqlite.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::database::values::sqlite::{open_sqlite_db, values_to_sql};
 use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
 
+use itertools::Itertools;
 use std::{
     path::Path,
     sync::{
@@ -243,8 +244,8 @@ fn insert_in_transaction(
         let insert_statement = format!(
             "INSERT INTO [{}] ({}) VALUES ({})",
             table_name,
-            val.cols.join(", "),
-            ["?"].repeat(val.values().len()).join(", ")
+            Itertools::intersperse(val.columns().map(String::as_str), ", ").collect::<String>(),
+            Itertools::intersperse(itertools::repeat_n("?", val.len()), ", ").collect::<String>(),
         );
 
         let mut insert_statement =
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/xml.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/xml.rs
index a550b7c1c0..c5b1238714 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/xml.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/xml.rs
@@ -269,8 +269,7 @@ impl Job {
     fn find_invalid_column(record: &Record) -> Option<&String> {
         const VALID_COLS: [&str; 3] = [COLUMN_TAG_NAME, COLUMN_ATTRS_NAME, COLUMN_CONTENT_NAME];
         record
-            .cols
-            .iter()
+            .columns()
             .find(|col| !VALID_COLS.contains(&col.as_str()))
     }