diff --git a/relate/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/relate/InterpolatedQuery.scala b/relate/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/relate/InterpolatedQuery.scala
index 4d07dd2..1130278 100644
--- a/relate/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/relate/InterpolatedQuery.scala
+++ b/relate/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/relate/InterpolatedQuery.scala
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class InterpolatedQuery(protected val parsedQuery: String, protected val params:
 
   protected def applyParams(stmt: PreparedStatement) = parameterize(stmt, 1)
 
-  def appendPlaceholders(stringBuilder: StringBuilder) = stringBuilder ++= parsedQuery
+  def placeholder = parsedQuery
 
   def withTimeout(seconds: Int): InterpolatedQuery = new InterpolatedQuery(parsedQuery, params) {
     override protected def normalStatement(implicit conn: Connection) = new BaseStatement(conn)
@@ -37,13 +37,8 @@ class InterpolatedQuery(protected val parsedQuery: String, protected val params:
 object InterpolatedQuery {
 
   def fromParts(parts: Seq[String], params: Seq[Parameter]) = {
-    val stringBuilder = new StringBuilder()
-    parts.zip(params).foreach { case (part, param) =>
-      stringBuilder ++= part
-      param.appendPlaceholders(stringBuilder)
-    }
-    stringBuilder ++= parts.last
-    new InterpolatedQuery(stringBuilder.toString(), params)
+    val query = StringContext.standardInterpolator(identity, params.map(_.placeholder), parts)
+    new InterpolatedQuery(query, params)
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/relate/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/relate/Parameters.scala b/relate/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/relate/Parameters.scala
index b9ca037..cc45908 100644
--- a/relate/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/relate/Parameters.scala
+++ b/relate/src/main/scala/com/lucidchart/relate/Parameters.scala
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import scala.language.implicitConversions
  */
 
 trait Parameter {
-  def appendPlaceholders(stringBuilder: StringBuilder)
+  def placeholder: String
   def parameterize(statement: PreparedStatement, i: Int): Int
 }
 
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ object Parameter {
 trait SingleParameter extends Parameter {
   protected[this] def set(statement: PreparedStatement, i: Int)
 
-  def appendPlaceholders(stringBuilder: StringBuilder) = stringBuilder.append("?")
+  def placeholder = "?"
   def parameterize(statement: PreparedStatement, i: Int) = {
     set(statement, i)
     i + 1
@@ -633,15 +633,7 @@ trait MultipleParameter extends Parameter {
 }
 
 class TupleParameter(val params: Iterable[SingleParameter]) extends MultipleParameter {
-  def appendPlaceholders(stringBuilder: StringBuilder) =
-    // if we don't use the iterator, we won't necessarily get a consistent iteration order: the element with index 0
-    // according to zipWithIndex might not be the first element handled by the foreach
-    params.iterator.zipWithIndex.foreach { case (param, index) =>
-      if (0 < index) {
-        stringBuilder.append(",")
-      }
-      param.appendPlaceholders(stringBuilder)
-    }
+  def placeholder = params.iterator.map(_.placeholder).mkString(",")
 }
 
 object TupleParameter {
@@ -649,14 +641,5 @@ object TupleParameter {
 }
 
 class TuplesParameter(val params: Iterable[TupleParameter]) extends MultipleParameter {
-  def appendPlaceholders(stringBuilder: StringBuilder) = {
-    if (params.nonEmpty) {
-      params.foreach { param =>
-        stringBuilder.append("(")
-        param.appendPlaceholders(stringBuilder)
-        stringBuilder.append("),")
-      }
-      stringBuilder.setLength(stringBuilder.length - 1)
-    }
-  }
+  def placeholder = if (params.isEmpty) "" else params.map(_.placeholder).mkString("(", "),(", ")")
 }
diff --git a/relate/src/test/scala/ParameterizationTest.scala b/relate/src/test/scala/ParameterizationTest.scala
index 44730f2..ada03db 100644
--- a/relate/src/test/scala/ParameterizationTest.scala
+++ b/relate/src/test/scala/ParameterizationTest.scala
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ class ParameterizationTest extends Specification {
     }
 
     "interpolate HashSets properly" in {
-      // note that HashSets don't iterate consistently: zipWithIndex and head get different "first" elements
-      // (also that zipWithIndex on a HashSet returns another HashSet)
       val hashSet: Set[Int] = scala.collection.immutable.HashSet(1, 2, 3)
-      hashSet.zipWithIndex.head._2 mustNotEqual 0
-      // even so, we should interpolate it correctly
       val querySql = sql"SELECT * FROM myTable WHERE id IN ($hashSet)"
       querySql.toString mustEqual "SELECT * FROM myTable WHERE id IN (?,?,?)"
     }
@@ -35,7 +31,7 @@ class ParameterizationTest extends Specification {
       class CustomParameter(value: Int) extends SingleParameter {
         protected[this] def set(statement: PreparedStatement, i: Int) =
           implicitly[Parameterizable[Int]].set(statement, i, value)
-        override def appendPlaceholders(stringBuilder: StringBuilder) = stringBuilder.append("?::smallint")
+        override def placeholder = "?::smallint"
       }
       val querySql = sql"INSERT INTO myTable (foo, bar) VALUES (${(1, new CustomParameter(1))})"
       querySql.toString mustEqual "INSERT INTO myTable (foo, bar) VALUES (?,?::smallint)"