diff --git a/django/db/backends/__init__.py b/django/db/backends/__init__.py
index 78dbbc670b..7dc5456827 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/__init__.py
@@ -614,11 +614,11 @@ class BaseDatabaseOperations(object):
         # Convert params to contain Unicode values.
         to_unicode = lambda s: force_text(s, strings_only=True, errors='replace')
         if isinstance(params, (list, tuple)):
-            u_params = tuple([to_unicode(val) for val in params])
+            u_params = tuple(to_unicode(val) for val in params)
         else:
-            u_params = dict([(to_unicode(k), to_unicode(v)) for k, v in params.items()])
+            u_params = dict((to_unicode(k), to_unicode(v)) for k, v in params.items())
 
-        return force_text(sql) % u_params
+        return six.text_type("QUERY = %r - PARAMS = %r") % (sql, u_params)
 
     def last_insert_id(self, cursor, table_name, pk_name):
         """
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/backends/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/backends/tests.py
index b29384739d..313fdc8351 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/backends/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/backends/tests.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from django.db.models import fields, Sum, Avg, Variance, StdDev
 from django.db.utils import ConnectionHandler, DatabaseError, load_backend
 from django.test import (TestCase, skipUnlessDBFeature, skipIfDBFeature,
     TransactionTestCase)
-from django.test.utils import override_settings
+from django.test.utils import override_settings, str_prefix
 from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.six.moves import xrange
 from django.utils import unittest
@@ -160,24 +160,34 @@ class DateQuotingTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(classes), 1)
 
 
+@override_settings(DEBUG=True)
 class LastExecutedQueryTest(TestCase):
-    @override_settings(DEBUG=True)
+
     def test_debug_sql(self):
         list(models.Tag.objects.filter(name="test"))
         sql = connection.queries[-1]['sql'].lower()
-        self.assertTrue(sql.startswith("select"))
+        self.assertIn("select", sql)
         self.assertIn(models.Tag._meta.db_table, sql)
 
     def test_query_encoding(self):
         """
         Test that last_executed_query() returns an Unicode string
         """
-        tags = models.Tag.objects.extra(select={'föö':1})
+        tags = models.Tag.objects.extra(select={'föö': 1})
         sql, params = tags.query.sql_with_params()
         cursor = tags.query.get_compiler('default').execute_sql(None)
         last_sql = cursor.db.ops.last_executed_query(cursor, sql, params)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(last_sql, six.text_type))
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(connection.vendor == 'sqlite',
+                         "This test is specific to SQLite.")
+    def test_no_interpolation_on_sqlite(self):
+        # Regression for #17158
+        # This shouldn't raise an exception
+        query = "SELECT strftime('%Y', 'now');"
+        connection.cursor().execute(query)
+        self.assertEqual(connection.queries[-1]['sql'],
+            str_prefix("QUERY = %(_)s\"SELECT strftime('%%Y', 'now');\" - PARAMS = ()"))
 
 class ParameterHandlingTest(TestCase):
     def test_bad_parameter_count(self):