diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a6c2445368a..eaec334336f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 - Fix wrong url in the dbt docs overview homepage ([#4442](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/pull/4442))
+- Fix redefined status param of SQLQueryStatus to typecheck the string which passes on `._message` value of `AdapterResponse` or the `str` value sent by adapter plugin.  ([#4463](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/pull/4463#issuecomment-990174166)) 
 
 Contributors:
 - [remoyson](https://github.com/remoyson) ([#4442](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/pull/4442))
diff --git a/core/dbt/adapters/sql/connections.py b/core/dbt/adapters/sql/connections.py
index 826dc1c74c6..b3984e04253 100644
--- a/core/dbt/adapters/sql/connections.py
+++ b/core/dbt/adapters/sql/connections.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def add_query(
 
             fire_event(
                 SQLQueryStatus(
-                    status=self.get_response(cursor)._message,
+                    status=str(self.get_response(cursor)),
                     elapsed=round((time.time() - pre), 2)
                 )
             )