diff --git a/django_statsd/patches/db.py b/django_statsd/patches/db.py
index 4806d4c..82307ef 100644
--- a/django_statsd/patches/db.py
+++ b/django_statsd/patches/db.py
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 import django
 from django.db.backends import util
-
+from django_statsd.clients import statsd
 from django_statsd.patches.utils import wrap
 
 
 def key(db, attr):
     return 'db.%s.%s.%s' % (db.client.executable_name, db.alias, attr)
 
-
 def __getattr__(self, attr):
+    """
+    The CursorWrapper is a pretty small wrapper around the cursor.
+    If you are NOT in debug mode, this is the wrapper that's used.
+    Sadly if it's in debug mode, we get a different wrapper.
+    """
     if django.VERSION < (1, 6) and self.db.is_managed():
         # In Django 1.6 you can't put a connection in managed mode
         self.db.set_dirty()
@@ -20,19 +24,27 @@ def __getattr__(self, attr):
         return getattr(self.cursor, attr)
 
 
-def wrap_class(base):
+def wrap_class(base, super_class=None):
+    """Returns a sub-class of the argument 'base'
+    The sub class has its execute and executemany methods will record query timings.
+
+    If the execute and executemany methods you're overriding makes super()
+    calls, the argument super_class can be provided to not break things.
+    """
+
     class Wrapper(base):
-        def execute(self, *args, **kw):
-            return wrap(super(Wrapper, self).execute,
-                        key(self.db, 'execute'))(*args, **kw)
 
-        def executemany(self, *args, **kw):
-            return wrap(super(Wrapper, self).executemany,
-                        key(self.db, 'executemany'))(*args, **kw)
+        def execute(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            with statsd.timer(key(self.db, 'execute')):
+                return super(super_class, self).execute(*args, **kwargs)
 
+        def executemany(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            with statsd.timer(key(self.db, 'executemany')):
+                return super(super_class, self).execute(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    super_class = super_class or Wrapper
     return Wrapper
 
-
 def patch():
     """
     The CursorWrapper is a pretty small wrapper around the cursor.
@@ -40,10 +52,10 @@ def patch():
     Sadly if it's in debug mode, we get a different wrapper for version earlier than 1.6.
     """
 
-    # So that it will work when DEBUG = True.
-    if django.VERSION < (1, 6):
-        util.CursorDebugWrapper = wrap_class(util.CursorDebugWrapper)
+    if django.VERSION > (1, 6):
+        util.CursorDebugWrapper = wrap_class(util.CursorDebugWrapper,
+                                                    super_class=util.CursorDebugWrapper)
+        util.CursorWrapper = wrap_class(util.CursorWrapper)
     else:
-        util.CursorDebugWrapper.__getattr__ = __getattr__
-    # So that it will work when DEBUG = False.
-    util.CursorWrapper.__getattr__ = __getattr__
+        util.CursorDebugWrapper = wrap_class(util.CursorDebugWrapper)
+        util.CursorWrapper.__getattr__ = __getattr__