diff --git a/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/sqlserverqueries.go b/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/sqlserverqueries.go
index 5f99a4d07..ab0e249be 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/sqlserverqueries.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/sqlserverqueries.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 // and the folks at Stack Overflow (https://github.com/opserver/Opserver/blob/9c89c7e9936b58ad237b30e6f4cc6cd59c406889/Opserver.Core/Data/SQL/SQLInstance.Memory.cs)
 // for putting most of the memory clerk definitions online!
 const sqlServerMemoryClerks = `
+SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY -10;
 IF SERVERPROPERTY('EngineEdition') NOT IN (2,3,4) BEGIN /*NOT IN Standard,Enterpris,Express*/
 	DECLARE @ErrorMessage AS nvarchar(500) = 'Telegraf - Connection string Server:'+ @@ServerName + ',Database:' + DB_NAME() +' is not a SQL Server Standard,Enterprise or Express. Check the database_type parameter in the telegraf configuration.';
 	RAISERROR (@ErrorMessage,11,1)
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ EXEC sp_executesql @SqlStatement
 `
 
 const sqlServerProperties = `
+SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY -10;
 IF SERVERPROPERTY('EngineEdition') NOT IN (2,3,4) BEGIN /*NOT IN Standard,Enterpris,Express*/
 	DECLARE @ErrorMessage AS nvarchar(500) = 'Telegraf - Connection string Server:'+ @@ServerName + ',Database:' + DB_NAME() +' is not a SQL Server Standard,Enterprise or Express. Check the database_type parameter in the telegraf configuration.';
 	RAISERROR (@ErrorMessage,11,1)
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ EXEC sp_executesql @SqlStatement
 `
 
 const sqlServerSchedulers string = `
+SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY -10;
 IF SERVERPROPERTY('EngineEdition') NOT IN (2,3,4) BEGIN /*NOT IN Standard,Enterpris,Express*/
 	DECLARE @ErrorMessage AS nvarchar(500) = 'Telegraf - Connection string Server:'+ @@ServerName + ',Database:' + DB_NAME() +' is not a SQL Server Standard,Enterprise or Express. Check the database_type parameter in the telegraf configuration.';
 	RAISERROR (@ErrorMessage,11,1)
@@ -459,6 +462,7 @@ OPTION(RECOMPILE)
 `
 
 const sqlServerWaitStatsCategorized string = `
+SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY -10;
 IF SERVERPROPERTY('EngineEdition') NOT IN (2,3,4) BEGIN /*NOT IN Standard,Enterpris,Express*/
 	DECLARE @ErrorMessage AS nvarchar(500) = 'Telegraf - Connection string Server:'+ @@ServerName + ',Database:' + DB_NAME() +' is not a SQL Server Standard,Enterprise or Express. Check the database_type parameter in the telegraf configuration.';
 	RAISERROR (@ErrorMessage,11,1)
@@ -1025,6 +1029,7 @@ WHERE
 `
 
 const sqlServerRequests string = `
+SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY -10;
 IF SERVERPROPERTY('EngineEdition') NOT IN (2,3,4) BEGIN /*NOT IN Standard,Enterpris,Express*/
 	DECLARE @ErrorMessage AS nvarchar(500) = 'Telegraf - Connection string Server:'+ @@ServerName + ',Database:' + DB_NAME() +' is not a SQL Server Standard,Enterprise or Express. Check the database_type parameter in the telegraf configuration.';
 	RAISERROR (@ErrorMessage,11,1)
@@ -1127,6 +1132,7 @@ EXEC sp_executesql @SqlStatement
 `
 
 const sqlServerVolumeSpace string = `
+SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY -10;
 IF SERVERPROPERTY('EngineEdition') NOT IN (2,3,4) BEGIN /*NOT IN Standard,Enterpris,Express*/
 	DECLARE @ErrorMessage AS nvarchar(500) = 'Telegraf - Connection string Server:'+ @@ServerName + ',Database:' + DB_NAME() +' is not a SQL Server Standard,Enterprise or Express. Check the database_type parameter in the telegraf configuration.';
 	RAISERROR (@ErrorMessage,11,1)
@@ -1152,6 +1158,7 @@ END
 `
 
 const sqlServerRingBufferCPU string = `
+SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY -10;
 IF SERVERPROPERTY('EngineEdition') NOT IN (2,3,4) BEGIN /*NOT IN Standard,Enterpris,Express*/
 	DECLARE @ErrorMessage AS nvarchar(500) = 'Telegraf - Connection string Server:'+ @@ServerName + ',Database:' + DB_NAME() +' is not a SQL Server Standard,Enterprise or Express. Check the database_type parameter in the telegraf configuration.';
 	RAISERROR (@ErrorMessage,11,1)
@@ -1214,6 +1221,7 @@ FROM (
 // Collects availability replica state information from `sys.dm_hadr_availability_replica_states` for a High Availability / Disaster Recovery (HADR) setup
 // Certain fields are only supported on SQL Server 2016 and newer version, identified by check MajorMinorVersion >= 1300
 const sqlServerAvailabilityReplicaStates string = `
+SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY -10;
 IF SERVERPROPERTY('EngineEdition') NOT IN (2,3,4) BEGIN /*NOT IN Standard,Enterpris,Express*/
 	DECLARE @ErrorMessage AS nvarchar(500) = 'Telegraf - Connection string Server:'+ @@ServerName + ',Database:' + DB_NAME() +' is not a SQL Server Standard,Enterprise or Express. Check the database_type parameter in the telegraf configuration.';
 	RAISERROR (@ErrorMessage,11,1)
@@ -1280,6 +1288,7 @@ EXEC sp_executesql @SqlStatement
 // Collects database replica state information from `sys.dm_hadr_database_replica_states` for a High Availability / Disaster Recovery (HADR) setup
 // Certain fields are only supported on SQL Server 2016 and newer version, or SQL Server 2014 and newer, identified by check MajorMinorVersion >= 1300 or MajorMinorVersion >= 1200
 const sqlServerDatabaseReplicaStates string = `
+SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY -10;
 IF SERVERPROPERTY('EngineEdition') NOT IN (2,3,4) BEGIN /*NOT IN Standard,Enterpris,Express*/
 	DECLARE @ErrorMessage AS nvarchar(500) = 'Telegraf - Connection string Server:'+ @@ServerName + ',Database:' + DB_NAME() +' is not a SQL Server Standard,Enterprise or Express. Check the database_type parameter in the telegraf configuration.';
 	RAISERROR (@ErrorMessage,11,1)
@@ -1340,6 +1349,7 @@ EXEC sp_executesql @SqlStatement
 `
 
 const sqlServerRecentBackups string = `
+SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY -10;
 IF SERVERPROPERTY('EngineEdition') NOT IN (2,3,4) BEGIN /*NOT IN Standard,Enterpris,Express*/
 	DECLARE @ErrorMessage AS nvarchar(500) = 'Telegraf - Connection string Server:'+ @@ServerName + ',Database:' + DB_NAME() +' is not a SQL Server Standard,Enterprise or Express. Check the database_type parameter in the telegraf configuration.';
 	RAISERROR (@ErrorMessage,11,1)