diff --git a/canned/kubernetes_node.json b/canned/kubernetes_node.json
index 2c99338c8..b9a56a2f3 100644
--- a/canned/kubernetes_node.json
+++ b/canned/kubernetes_node.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
           "db": "telegraf",
           "rp": "autogen",
           "groupbys": [
-            "node_name"
+            "\"node_name\""
           ],
           "wheres": []
         }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
           "db": "telegraf",
           "rp": "autogen",
           "groupbys": [
-            "node_name"
+            "\"node_name\""
           ],
           "wheres": []
         }
diff --git a/canned/kubernetes_pod_container.json b/canned/kubernetes_pod_container.json
index 2dc670b6f..c42cf4376 100644
--- a/canned/kubernetes_pod_container.json
+++ b/canned/kubernetes_pod_container.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
           "db": "telegraf",
           "rp": "autogen",
           "groupbys": [
-            "pod_name"
+            "\"pod_name\""
           ],
           "wheres": []
         }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
           "db": "telegraf",
           "rp": "autogen",
           "groupbys": [
-            "pod_name"
+            "\"pod_name\""
           ],
           "wheres": []
         }
diff --git a/canned/kubernetes_pod_network.json b/canned/kubernetes_pod_network.json
index 6e43f135e..9b40a5fc5 100644
--- a/canned/kubernetes_pod_network.json
+++ b/canned/kubernetes_pod_network.json
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
           "rp": "autogen",
           "groupbys": [
             "time(10s)",
-            "pod_name",
-            "host"
+            "\"pod_name\"",
+            "\"host\""
           ],
           "wheres": []
         }
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
           "rp": "autogen",
           "groupbys": [
             "time(10s)",
-            "pod_name",
-            "host"
+            "\"pod_name\"",
+            "\"host\""
           ],
           "wheres": []
         }