diff --git a/langchain_iris/vectorstores.py b/langchain_iris/vectorstores.py
index fbe8f13..84a5079 100644
--- a/langchain_iris/vectorstores.py
+++ b/langchain_iris/vectorstores.py
@@ -529,16 +529,37 @@ def similarity_search_with_score_by_vector(
 
         # Execute the query and fetch the results
         with Session(self._conn) as session:
-            results: Sequence[Row] = (
+            # Create the distance column explicitly to avoid textual label reference issues
+            distance_expr = (
+                self.distance_strategy(embedding)
+                if self.native_vector
+                else self.table.c.embedding.func(
+                    self.distance_strategy, embedding
+                )
+            )
+            
+            distance_col = distance_expr.label("distance")
+            
+            # Note: For IRIS without modern pagination support, using .limit() with .order_by()
+            # doesn't include ORDER BY in the SQL (it only generates TOP N).
+            # So we fetch all results ordered and limit in Python.
+            query = (
                 session.query(
                     self.table,
-                    distance_expr,
+                    distance_col,
                 )
                 .filter(filter_by)
                 .order_by(distance_expr)
-                .limit(k)
-                .all()
             )
+            
+            # Only add limit to SQL if dialect supports modern pagination
+            if self._conn.dialect.supports_modern_pagination:
+                query = query.limit(k)
+                results: Sequence[Row] = query.all()
+            else:
+                # For legacy pagination, fetch all and limit in Python
+                all_results = query.all()
+                results = all_results[:k]
 
         documents_with_scores = [
             (
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index bed03cf..4cf1b9b 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 pytest
 testcontainers-iris>=1.3.0
+langchain
+langchain-community
+iris-embedded-python-wrapper
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