diff --git a/app/main.go b/app/main.go
index a4e04bd..c63dcd8 100644
--- a/app/main.go
+++ b/app/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/yedf/dtm/bench"
+	"github.com/yedf/dtm/common"
 	"github.com/yedf/dtm/dtmcli"
 	"github.com/yedf/dtm/dtmsvr"
 	"github.com/yedf/dtm/examples"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ Available commands:
 `
 
 func main() {
+	dtmcli.DBDriver = common.DtmConfig.DB["driver"]
 	if len(os.Args) == 1 {
 		fmt.Println(usage)
 		for name := range examples.Samples {
diff --git a/dtmcli/consts.go b/dtmcli/consts.go
index bbb3455..78aead8 100644
--- a/dtmcli/consts.go
+++ b/dtmcli/consts.go
@@ -29,4 +29,12 @@ const (
 	ResultSuccess = "SUCCESS"
 	// ResultFailure for result of a trans/trans branch
 	ResultFailure = "FAILURE"
+
+	// DriverMysql const for driver mysql
+	DriverMysql = "mysql"
+	// DriverPostgres const for driver postgres
+	DriverPostgres = "postgres"
 )
+
+// DBDriver dtm和dtmcli可以支持mysql和postgres，但不支持混合，通过全局变量指定当前要支持的驱动
+var DBDriver = DriverMysql
diff --git a/dtmcli/utils.go b/dtmcli/utils.go
index f0df2cf..f29d82e 100644
--- a/dtmcli/utils.go
+++ b/dtmcli/utils.go
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ func StandaloneDB(conf map[string]string) (*sql.DB, error) {
 
 // DBExec use raw db to exec
 func DBExec(db DB, sql string, values ...interface{}) (affected int64, rerr error) {
+	sql = makeSqlCompatible(sql)
 	r, rerr := db.Exec(sql, values...)
 	if rerr == nil {
 		affected, rerr = r.RowsAffected()
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ func DBExec(db DB, sql string, values ...interface{}) (affected int64, rerr erro
 
 // DBQueryRow use raw tx to query row
 func DBQueryRow(db DB, query string, args ...interface{}) *sql.Row {
+	query = makeSqlCompatible(query)
 	Logf("querying: "+query, args...)
 	return db.QueryRow(query, args...)
 }
@@ -268,3 +270,23 @@ func CheckResult(res interface{}, err error) error {
 	}
 	return err
 }
+
+func makeSqlCompatible(sql string) string {
+	if DBDriver == DriverMysql {
+		return sql
+	} else if DBDriver == DriverPostgres {
+		pos := 1
+		parts := []string{}
+		b := 0
+		for i := 0; i < len(sql); i++ {
+			if sql[i] == '?' {
+				parts = append(parts, sql[b:i])
+				b = i + 1
+				parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf("$%d", pos))
+				pos++
+			}
+		}
+		return strings.Join(parts, "")
+	}
+	panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown driver %s", DBDriver))
+}
diff --git a/dtmcli/utils_test.go b/dtmcli/utils_test.go
index a59d628..b7c9554 100644
--- a/dtmcli/utils_test.go
+++ b/dtmcli/utils_test.go
@@ -89,3 +89,12 @@ func TestFatal(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	assert.Error(t, err, fmt.Errorf("fatal"))
 }
+
+func TestMakeSqlCompatible(t *testing.T) {
+	old := DBDriver
+	DBDriver = DriverMysql
+	assert.Equal(t, "? ?", makeSqlCompatible("? ?"))
+	DBDriver = DriverPostgres
+	assert.Equal(t, "$1 $2", makeSqlCompatible("? ?"))
+	DBDriver = old
+}
diff --git a/test/main_test.go b/test/main_test.go
index cf3bf77..0eebb53 100644
--- a/test/main_test.go
+++ b/test/main_test.go
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/yedf/dtm/common"
+	"github.com/yedf/dtm/dtmcli"
 	"github.com/yedf/dtm/dtmsvr"
 	"github.com/yedf/dtm/examples"
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	dtmcli.DBDriver = common.DtmConfig.DB["driver"]
 	dtmsvr.TransProcessedTestChan = make(chan string, 1)
 	dtmsvr.CronForwardDuration = 60 * time.Second
 	common.DtmConfig.UpdateBranchSync = 1