diff --git a/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml b/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
index abfd57f3..95b6fb04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
@@ -9,5 +9,3 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: reviewdog/action-golangci-lint@v2
-        with:
-          golangci_lint_flags: '-E cyclop,unconvert,misspell,unparam,ineffassign,gocritic,prealloc,exportloopref,gosec'
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16903ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+linters:
+  enable:
+    - cyclop
+    - exportloopref
+    - gocritic
+    - gosec
+    - ineffassign
+    - misspell
+    - prealloc
+    - unconvert
+    - unparam
diff --git a/callbacks/create.go b/callbacks/create.go
index 9dc5b8b1..29113128 100644
--- a/callbacks/create.go
+++ b/callbacks/create.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func Create(config *Config) func(db *gorm.DB) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if db.Statement.SQL.String() == "" {
+		if db.Statement.SQL.Len() == 0 {
 			db.Statement.SQL.Grow(180)
 			db.Statement.AddClauseIfNotExists(clause.Insert{})
 			db.Statement.AddClause(ConvertToCreateValues(db.Statement))
diff --git a/callbacks/delete.go b/callbacks/delete.go
index b05a9d08..7f1e09ce 100644
--- a/callbacks/delete.go
+++ b/callbacks/delete.go
@@ -118,13 +118,7 @@ func Delete(config *Config) func(db *gorm.DB) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if db.Statement.Schema != nil && !db.Statement.Unscoped {
-			for _, c := range db.Statement.Schema.DeleteClauses {
-				db.Statement.AddClause(c)
-			}
-		}
-
-		if db.Statement.SQL.String() == "" {
+		if db.Statement.SQL.Len() == 0 {
 			db.Statement.SQL.Grow(100)
 			db.Statement.AddClauseIfNotExists(clause.Delete{})
 
@@ -147,6 +141,15 @@ func Delete(config *Config) func(db *gorm.DB) {
 			}
 
 			db.Statement.AddClauseIfNotExists(clause.From{})
+		}
+
+		if db.Statement.Schema != nil {
+			for _, c := range db.Statement.Schema.DeleteClauses {
+				db.Statement.AddClause(c)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if db.Statement.SQL.Len() == 0 {
 			db.Statement.Build(db.Statement.BuildClauses...)
 		}
 
diff --git a/callbacks/query.go b/callbacks/query.go
index 2f98a4b6..efb08609 100644
--- a/callbacks/query.go
+++ b/callbacks/query.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func BuildQuerySQL(db *gorm.DB) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if db.Statement.SQL.String() == "" {
+	if db.Statement.SQL.Len() == 0 {
 		db.Statement.SQL.Grow(100)
 		clauseSelect := clause.Select{Distinct: db.Statement.Distinct}
 
diff --git a/callbacks/update.go b/callbacks/update.go
index fa7640de..b3eaaf11 100644
--- a/callbacks/update.go
+++ b/callbacks/update.go
@@ -59,13 +59,7 @@ func Update(config *Config) func(db *gorm.DB) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if db.Statement.Schema != nil && !db.Statement.Unscoped {
-			for _, c := range db.Statement.Schema.UpdateClauses {
-				db.Statement.AddClause(c)
-			}
-		}
-
-		if db.Statement.SQL.String() == "" {
+		if db.Statement.SQL.Len() == 0 {
 			db.Statement.SQL.Grow(180)
 			db.Statement.AddClauseIfNotExists(clause.Update{})
 			if set := ConvertToAssignments(db.Statement); len(set) != 0 {
@@ -73,6 +67,16 @@ func Update(config *Config) func(db *gorm.DB) {
 			} else if _, ok := db.Statement.Clauses["SET"]; !ok {
 				return
 			}
+
+		}
+
+		if db.Statement.Schema != nil {
+			for _, c := range db.Statement.Schema.UpdateClauses {
+				db.Statement.AddClause(c)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if db.Statement.SQL.Len() == 0 {
 			db.Statement.Build(db.Statement.BuildClauses...)
 		}
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 75662c80..57362745 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ go 1.14
 
 require (
 	github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0
-	github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.3
+	github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.4
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c17a1ceb..50fbba2f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0 h1:K317FqzuhWc8YvSVlFMCCUb36O/S9MCKRDI7QkRKD/E=
 github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0/go.mod h1:h+uFLlag+Qp1Va5pdKtLDYj+kHp5pxUVkryuEj+Srlc=
-github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.3 h1:PlHq1bSCSZL9K0wUhbm2pGLoTWs2GwVhsP6emvGV/ZI=
-github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.3/go.mod h1:d3SSVoowX0Lcu0IBviAWJpolVfI5UJVZZ7cO71lE/z8=
+github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.4 h1:tHnRBy1i5F2Dh8BAFxqFzxKqqvezXrL2OW1TnX+Mlas=
+github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.4/go.mod h1:d3SSVoowX0Lcu0IBviAWJpolVfI5UJVZZ7cO71lE/z8=
diff --git a/soft_delete.go b/soft_delete.go
index 11c4fafc..4e236fc4 100644
--- a/soft_delete.go
+++ b/soft_delete.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (sd SoftDeleteUpdateClause) MergeClause(*clause.Clause) {
 }
 
 func (sd SoftDeleteUpdateClause) ModifyStatement(stmt *Statement) {
-	if stmt.SQL.String() == "" {
+	if stmt.SQL.Len() == 0 && !stmt.Statement.Unscoped {
 		if _, ok := stmt.Clauses["WHERE"]; stmt.DB.AllowGlobalUpdate || ok {
 			SoftDeleteQueryClause(sd).ModifyStatement(stmt)
 		}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (sd SoftDeleteDeleteClause) MergeClause(*clause.Clause) {
 }
 
 func (sd SoftDeleteDeleteClause) ModifyStatement(stmt *Statement) {
-	if stmt.SQL.String() == "" {
+	if stmt.SQL.Len() == 0 && !stmt.Statement.Unscoped {
 		curTime := stmt.DB.NowFunc()
 		stmt.AddClause(clause.Set{{Column: clause.Column{Name: sd.Field.DBName}, Value: curTime}})
 		stmt.SetColumn(sd.Field.DBName, curTime, true)
diff --git a/tests/go.mod b/tests/go.mod
index 6315c7f1..c3133f38 100644
--- a/tests/go.mod
+++ b/tests/go.mod
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ go 1.14
 require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v4 v4.14.1 // indirect
-	github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.3
+	github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.4
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.4
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211117183948-ae814b36b871 // indirect
-	gorm.io/driver/mysql v1.2.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211209193657-4570a0811e8b // indirect
+	gorm.io/driver/mysql v1.2.1
 	gorm.io/driver/postgres v1.2.3
 	gorm.io/driver/sqlite v1.2.6
 	gorm.io/driver/sqlserver v1.2.1
-	gorm.io/gorm v1.22.3
+	gorm.io/gorm v1.22.4
 )
 
 replace gorm.io/gorm => ../
diff --git a/tests/update_test.go b/tests/update_test.go
index 14ed9820..abe520db 100644
--- a/tests/update_test.go
+++ b/tests/update_test.go
@@ -645,7 +645,13 @@ func TestSave(t *testing.T) {
 
 	dryDB := DB.Session(&gorm.Session{DryRun: true})
 	stmt := dryDB.Save(&user).Statement
-	if !regexp.MustCompile("WHERE .id. = [^ ]+$").MatchString(stmt.SQL.String()) {
+	if !regexp.MustCompile(`.id. = .* AND .users.\..deleted_at. IS NULL`).MatchString(stmt.SQL.String()) {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid updating SQL, got %v", stmt.SQL.String())
+	}
+
+	dryDB = DB.Session(&gorm.Session{DryRun: true})
+	stmt = dryDB.Unscoped().Save(&user).Statement
+	if !regexp.MustCompile(`WHERE .id. = [^ ]+$`).MatchString(stmt.SQL.String()) {
 		t.Fatalf("invalid updating SQL, got %v", stmt.SQL.String())
 	}