diff --git a/mycli/main.py b/mycli/main.py
index 7e26e7e2..86eaf81c 100755
--- a/mycli/main.py
+++ b/mycli/main.py
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ def one_iteration(text=None):
 
                     start = time()
                     result_count += 1
-                    mutating = mutating or is_mutating(status)
+                    mutating = mutating or destroy or is_mutating(status)
                 special.unset_once_if_written()
             except EOFError as e:
                 raise e
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ def need_completion_refresh(queries):
         try:
             first_token = query.split()[0]
             if first_token.lower() in ('alter', 'create', 'use', '\\r',
-                    '\\u', 'connect', 'drop'):
+                                       '\\u', 'connect', 'drop', 'rename'):
                 return True
         except Exception:
             return False
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ def is_mutating(status):
         return False
 
     mutating = set(['insert', 'update', 'delete', 'alter', 'create', 'drop',
-                    'replace', 'truncate', 'load'])
+                    'replace', 'truncate', 'load', 'rename'])
     return status.split(None, 1)[0].lower() in mutating
 
 def is_select(status):