diff --git a/pkg/ccl/kvccl/kvfollowerreadsccl/boundedstaleness_test.go b/pkg/ccl/kvccl/kvfollowerreadsccl/boundedstaleness_test.go
index 947d06bc3141..3119637a1aea 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/kvccl/kvfollowerreadsccl/boundedstaleness_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ccl/kvccl/kvfollowerreadsccl/boundedstaleness_test.go
@@ -55,16 +55,31 @@ func TestBoundedStalenessEnterpriseLicense(t *testing.T) {
 	tc := testcluster.StartTestCluster(t, 1, base.TestClusterArgs{})
 	defer tc.Stopper().Stop(ctx)
 
-	queries := []string{
-		`SELECT with_max_staleness('10s')`,
-		`SELECT with_min_timestamp(statement_timestamp())`,
+	testCases := []struct {
+		query string
+		args  []interface{}
+	}{
+		{
+			query: `SELECT with_max_staleness('10s')`,
+		},
+		{
+			query: `SELECT with_min_timestamp(statement_timestamp())`,
+		},
+		{
+			query: `SELECT $1::TEXT FROM generate_series(1,1) AS OF SYSTEM TIME with_max_staleness('1s')`,
+			args:  []interface{}{"cat"},
+		},
+		{
+			query: `SELECT $1::TEXT FROM generate_series(1,1) AS OF SYSTEM TIME with_min_timestamp(statement_timestamp())`,
+			args:  []interface{}{"cat"},
+		},
 	}
 
 	defer utilccl.TestingDisableEnterprise()()
 	t.Run("disabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		for _, q := range queries {
-			t.Run(q, func(t *testing.T) {
-				_, err := tc.Conns[0].QueryContext(ctx, q)
+		for _, testCase := range testCases {
+			t.Run(testCase.query, func(t *testing.T) {
+				_, err := tc.Conns[0].QueryContext(ctx, testCase.query, testCase.args...)
 				require.Error(t, err)
 				require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "use of bounded staleness requires an enterprise license")
 			})
@@ -73,9 +88,9 @@ func TestBoundedStalenessEnterpriseLicense(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
 		defer utilccl.TestingEnableEnterprise()()
-		for _, q := range queries {
-			t.Run(q, func(t *testing.T) {
-				r, err := tc.Conns[0].QueryContext(ctx, q)
+		for _, testCase := range testCases {
+			t.Run(testCase.query, func(t *testing.T) {
+				r, err := tc.Conns[0].QueryContext(ctx, testCase.query, testCase.args...)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				require.NoError(t, r.Close())
 			})
diff --git a/pkg/sql/conn_executor_exec.go b/pkg/sql/conn_executor_exec.go
index c73504d05659..489b5185919f 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/conn_executor_exec.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/conn_executor_exec.go
@@ -756,38 +756,42 @@ func (ex *connExecutor) handleAOST(ctx context.Context, stmt tree.Statement) err
 					return err
 				}
 			}
-		} else if p.extendedEvalCtx.AsOfSystemTime.BoundedStaleness {
-			// This has to be a bounded staleness read with nearest_only=True during
-			// a retry. The AOST read timestamps are expected to differ.
-			if p.extendedEvalCtx.AsOfSystemTime.MaxTimestampBound.IsEmpty() {
-				return errors.AssertionFailedf(
-					"expected bounded_staleness set with a max_timestamp_bound",
-				)
-			}
-		} else if *p.extendedEvalCtx.AsOfSystemTime != *asOf {
-			return errors.AssertionFailedf(
-				"cannot specify AS OF SYSTEM TIME with different timestamps",
-			)
+			return nil
 		}
-	} else {
-		// If we're in an explicit txn, we allow AOST but only if it matches with
-		// the transaction's timestamp. This is useful for running AOST statements
-		// using the InternalExecutor inside an external transaction; one might want
-		// to do that to force p.avoidLeasedDescriptors to be set below.
-		if asOf.BoundedStaleness {
-			return pgerror.Newf(
-				pgcode.FeatureNotSupported,
-				"cannot use a bounded staleness query in a transaction",
-			)
+		if *p.extendedEvalCtx.AsOfSystemTime == *asOf {
+			// In most cases, the AOST timestamps are expected to match.
+			return nil
 		}
-		if readTs := ex.state.getReadTimestamp(); asOf.Timestamp != readTs {
-			err = pgerror.Newf(pgcode.Syntax,
-				"inconsistent AS OF SYSTEM TIME timestamp; expected: %s", readTs)
-			err = errors.WithHint(err, "try SET TRANSACTION AS OF SYSTEM TIME")
-			return err
+		if p.extendedEvalCtx.AsOfSystemTime.BoundedStaleness {
+			if !p.extendedEvalCtx.AsOfSystemTime.MaxTimestampBound.IsEmpty() {
+				// This has to be a bounded staleness read with nearest_only=True during
+				// a retry. The AOST read timestamps are expected to differ.
+				return nil
+			}
+			return errors.AssertionFailedf("expected bounded_staleness set with a max_timestamp_bound")
 		}
-		p.extendedEvalCtx.AsOfSystemTime = asOf
+		return errors.AssertionFailedf(
+			"cannot specify AS OF SYSTEM TIME with different timestamps. expected: %s, got: %s",
+			p.extendedEvalCtx.AsOfSystemTime.Timestamp, asOf.Timestamp,
+		)
+	}
+	// If we're in an explicit txn, we allow AOST but only if it matches with
+	// the transaction's timestamp. This is useful for running AOST statements
+	// using the InternalExecutor inside an external transaction; one might want
+	// to do that to force p.avoidLeasedDescriptors to be set below.
+	if asOf.BoundedStaleness {
+		return pgerror.Newf(
+			pgcode.FeatureNotSupported,
+			"cannot use a bounded staleness query in a transaction",
+		)
+	}
+	if readTs := ex.state.getReadTimestamp(); asOf.Timestamp != readTs {
+		err = pgerror.Newf(pgcode.Syntax,
+			"inconsistent AS OF SYSTEM TIME timestamp; expected: %s, got: %s", readTs, asOf.Timestamp)
+		err = errors.WithHint(err, "try SET TRANSACTION AS OF SYSTEM TIME")
+		return err
 	}
+	p.extendedEvalCtx.AsOfSystemTime = asOf
 	return nil
 }