diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dbf02c3..272ded6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         "aws-lambda": "1.0.6",
         "express": "4.18.2",
         "moment": "2.29.4",
-        "mysql2": "3.9.7",
+        "mysql2": "3.9.8",
         "serverless-http": "2.6.0",
         "source-map-support": "0.5.19",
         "winston": "^3.7.2",
@@ -9982,7 +9982,8 @@
     },
     "node_modules/generate-function": {
       "version": "2.3.1",
-      "license": "MIT",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/generate-function/-/generate-function-2.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eeB5GfMNeevm/GRYq20ShmsaGcmI81kIX2K9XQx5miC8KdHaC6Jm0qQ8ZNeGOi7wYB8OsdxKs+Y2oVuTFuVwKQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "is-property": "^1.0.2"
       }
@@ -11093,7 +11094,8 @@
     },
     "node_modules/is-property": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
-      "license": "MIT"
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-property/-/is-property-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ks/IoX00TtClbGQr4TWXemAnktAQvYB7HzcCxDGqEZU6oCmb2INHuOoKxbtR+HFkmYWBKv/dOZtGRiAjDhj92g=="
     },
     "node_modules/is-regex": {
       "version": "1.1.4",
@@ -12933,9 +12935,9 @@
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/mysql2": {
-      "version": "3.9.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mysql2/-/mysql2-3.9.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-KnJT8vYRcNAZv73uf9zpXqNbvBG7DJrs+1nACsjZP1HMJ1TgXEy8wnNilXAn/5i57JizXKtrUtwDB7HxT9DDpw==",
+      "version": "3.9.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mysql2/-/mysql2-3.9.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+5JKNjPuks1FNMoy9TYpl77f+5frbTklz7eb3XDwbpsERRLEeXiW2PDEkakYF50UuKU2qwfGnyXpKYvukv8mGA==",
       "dependencies": {
         "denque": "^2.1.0",
         "generate-function": "^2.3.1",
@@ -12952,7 +12954,8 @@
     },
     "node_modules/mysql2/node_modules/iconv-lite": {
       "version": "0.6.3",
-      "license": "MIT",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/iconv-lite/-/iconv-lite-0.6.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4fCk79wshMdzMp2rH06qWrJE4iolqLhCUH+OiuIgU++RB0+94NlDL81atO7GX55uUKueo0txHNtvEyI6D7WdMw==",
       "dependencies": {
         "safer-buffer": ">= 2.1.2 < 3.0.0"
       },
@@ -15308,7 +15311,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/seq-queue": {
-      "version": "0.0.5"
+      "version": "0.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/seq-queue/-/seq-queue-0.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hr3Wtp/GZIc/6DAGPDcV4/9WoZhjrkXsi5B/07QgX8tsdc6ilr7BFM6PM6rbdAX1kFSDYeZGLipIZZKyQP0O5Q=="
     },
     "node_modules/serialize-javascript": {
       "version": "6.0.0",
@@ -16332,8 +16337,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/sqlstring": {
-      "version": "2.3.2",
-      "license": "MIT",
+      "version": "2.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sqlstring/-/sqlstring-2.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qC9iz2FlN7DQl3+wjwn3802RTyjCx7sDvfQEXchwa6CWOx07/WVfh91gBmQ9fahw8snwGEWU3xGzOt4tFyHLxg==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 0.6"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2090e9a..bebaf2a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "aws-lambda": "1.0.6",
     "express": "4.18.2",
     "moment": "2.29.4",
-    "mysql2": "3.9.7",
+    "mysql2": "3.9.8",
     "serverless-http": "2.6.0",
     "source-map-support": "0.5.19",
     "winston": "^3.7.2",
diff --git a/src/app/queries/evlQuery.ts b/src/app/queries/evlQuery.ts
index 60da24a..0837a02 100644
--- a/src/app/queries/evlQuery.ts
+++ b/src/app/queries/evlQuery.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
-const EVL_QUERY = `
-SET @prev := '';
-SELECT testExpiryDate, vrm_trm, certificateNumber
-FROM (
-    SELECT testExpiryDate, vrm_trm, certificateNumber, IF(@prev <> vrm_trm, @rn:=0,@rn) AS row_number_over_partition, @prev:=vrm_trm, @rn:=@rn+1 AS rn
-    FROM evl_view
-) as SubQ
-WHERE row_number_over_partition = 0
-`;
+const EVL_QUERY = `SELECT testExpiryDate, vrm_trm, certificateNumber FROM evl_view`;
 
 const EVL_VRM_QUERY = `${EVL_QUERY} AND vrm_trm = ?;`;