diff --git a/internal/common/utils.go b/internal/common/utils.go
index a0ffc7c..9812cf6 100644
--- a/internal/common/utils.go
+++ b/internal/common/utils.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package common
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
 )
@@ -169,3 +170,51 @@ func isType(word string) bool {
 
 	return types[word]
 }
+
+var allowedFunctions = map[string]struct{}{
+	"sum":                  {},
+	"count":                {},
+	"reinterpretAsUInt256": {},
+	"reverse":              {},
+	"unhex":                {},
+	"substring":            {},
+	"length":               {},
+	"toUInt256":            {},
+	"if":                   {},
+}
+
+var disallowedPatterns = []string{
+	`(?i)\b(UNION|INSERT|DELETE|UPDATE|DROP|CREATE|ALTER|TRUNCATE|EXEC|;|--)`,
+}
+
+// validateQuery checks the query for disallowed patterns and ensures only allowed functions are used.
+func ValidateQuery(query string) error {
+	// Check for disallowed patterns
+	for _, pattern := range disallowedPatterns {
+		matched, err := regexp.MatchString(pattern, query)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error checking disallowed patterns: %v", err)
+		}
+		if matched {
+			return fmt.Errorf("query contains disallowed keywords or patterns")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the query is a SELECT statement
+	trimmedQuery := strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToUpper(query))
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(trimmedQuery, "SELECT") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("only SELECT queries are allowed")
+	}
+
+	// Extract function names and validate them
+	functionPattern := regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)(\b\w+\b)\s*\(`)
+	matches := functionPattern.FindAllStringSubmatch(query, -1)
+	for _, match := range matches {
+		funcName := match[1]
+		if _, ok := allowedFunctions[funcName]; !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("function '%s' is not allowed", funcName)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/handlers/logs_handlers.go b/internal/handlers/logs_handlers.go
index 3e1ddd7..c67d605 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/logs_handlers.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/logs_handlers.go
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ func handleLogsRequest(c *gin.Context, contractAddress, signature string) {
 		aggregatesResult, err := mainStorage.GetAggregations("logs", qf)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Error querying aggregates")
+			// TODO: might want to choose BadRequestError if it's due to not-allowed functions 
 			api.InternalErrorHandler(c)
 			return
 		}
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ func handleLogsRequest(c *gin.Context, contractAddress, signature string) {
 		logsResult, err := mainStorage.GetLogs(qf)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Error querying logs")
+			// TODO: might want to choose BadRequestError if it's due to not-allowed functions 
 			api.InternalErrorHandler(c)
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/internal/handlers/transactions_handlers.go b/internal/handlers/transactions_handlers.go
index 62e4a50..8d7e985 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/transactions_handlers.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/transactions_handlers.go
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ func handleTransactionsRequest(c *gin.Context, contractAddress, signature string
 		aggregatesResult, err := mainStorage.GetAggregations("transactions", qf)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Error querying aggregates")
+			// TODO: might want to choose BadRequestError if it's due to not-allowed functions 
 			api.InternalErrorHandler(c)
 			return
 		}
@@ -181,7 +182,8 @@ func handleTransactionsRequest(c *gin.Context, contractAddress, signature string
 		// Retrieve logs data
 		transactionsResult, err := mainStorage.GetTransactions(qf)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Error querying tran")
+			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Error querying transactions")
+			// TODO: might want to choose BadRequestError if it's due to not-allowed functions 
 			api.InternalErrorHandler(c)
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/internal/storage/clickhouse.go b/internal/storage/clickhouse.go
index dbbd237..7083d1c 100644
--- a/internal/storage/clickhouse.go
+++ b/internal/storage/clickhouse.go
@@ -301,6 +301,9 @@ func (c *ClickHouseConnector) GetBlocks(qf QueryFilter) (blocks []common.Block,
 
 	query += getLimitClause(int(qf.Limit))
 
+	if err := common.ValidateQuery(query); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	rows, err := c.conn.Query(context.Background(), query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -369,6 +372,9 @@ func (c *ClickHouseConnector) GetAggregations(table string, qf QueryFilter) (Que
 		query += fmt.Sprintf(" GROUP BY %s", groupByColumns)
 	}
 
+	if err := common.ValidateQuery(query); err != nil {
+		return QueryResult[interface{}]{}, err
+	}
 	// Execute the query
 	rows, err := c.conn.Query(context.Background(), query)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -421,6 +427,9 @@ func (c *ClickHouseConnector) GetAggregations(table string, qf QueryFilter) (Que
 func executeQuery[T any](c *ClickHouseConnector, table, columns string, qf QueryFilter, scanFunc func(driver.Rows) (T, error)) (QueryResult[T], error) {
 	query := c.buildQuery(table, columns, qf)
 
+	if err := common.ValidateQuery(query); err != nil {
+		return QueryResult[T]{}, err
+	}
 	rows, err := c.conn.Query(context.Background(), query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return QueryResult[T]{}, err
@@ -856,6 +865,9 @@ func (c *ClickHouseConnector) GetTraces(qf QueryFilter) (traces []common.Trace,
 
 	query += getLimitClause(int(qf.Limit))
 
+	if err := common.ValidateQuery(query); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	rows, err := c.conn.Query(context.Background(), query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err