diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 073694fa..d86c4025 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -396,11 +396,13 @@ where (
 	  t.typtype in('b', 'p', 'r', 'e')
 	  and (base_type.oid is null or base_type.typtype in('b', 'p', 'r'))
 	)`)
+	isCrateDB := false
 	if err != nil {
 		// Check if CrateDB specific approach might still allow us to connect.
 		if rows, err = c.crateDBTypesQuery(err); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		isCrateDB = true
 	}
 
 	for rows.Next() {
@@ -420,6 +422,11 @@ where (
 	c.ConnInfo = pgtype.NewConnInfo()
 	c.ConnInfo.InitializeDataTypes(nameOIDs)
 
+	if isCrateDB {
+		// CrateDB does not support enums (initConnInfoEnumArray), so we return
+		// early here.
+		return nil
+	}
 	return c.initConnInfoEnumArray()
 }