diff --git a/dblayeroo.php b/dblayeroo.php
index 60b14f6..3e1e349 100644
--- a/dblayeroo.php
+++ b/dblayeroo.php
@@ -2850,10 +2850,10 @@ class dblayeroo
           else
           {
             $name = $columns[$colNb];
-            $name = str_replace ("DISTINCT ", "", $name);
             $pos = strpos ($columns[$colNb], " AS ");
             if ($pos)
               $name = substr ($columns[$colNb], 0, $pos);
+            $name = str_replace ("DISTINCT ", "", $name);
             if (strtolower ($fieldsAll[$name][0]) ===
                 "integer")
               $val = intval ($val);