diff --git a/content/shared/v3-core-get-started/_index.md b/content/shared/v3-core-get-started/_index.md
index 15f52cd84..e46bbcf38 100644
--- a/content/shared/v3-core-get-started/_index.md
+++ b/content/shared/v3-core-get-started/_index.md
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ def process_writes(influxdb3_local, table_batches, args=None):
     # here's an example of executing a parameterized query. Only SQL is supported. 
     # It will query the database that the trigger is attached to by default. We'll 
     # soon have support for querying other DBs.
-    query_result = influxdb3_local.query("SELECT * FROM cpu where host = $host", query_params)
+    query_result = influxdb3_local.query("SELECT * FROM cpu where host = '$host'", query_params)
     # the result is a list of Dict that have the column name as key and value as 
     # value. If you run the WAL test plugin with your plugin against a DB that 
     # you've written data into, you'll be able to see some results
diff --git a/content/shared/v3-enterprise-get-started/_index.md b/content/shared/v3-enterprise-get-started/_index.md
index a42459c7f..3fd80d2a8 100644
--- a/content/shared/v3-enterprise-get-started/_index.md
+++ b/content/shared/v3-enterprise-get-started/_index.md
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ def process_writes(influxdb3_local, table_batches, args=None):
     # here's an example of executing a parameterized query. Only SQL is supported. 
     # It will query the database that the trigger is attached to by default. We'll 
     # soon have support for querying other DBs.
-    query_result = influxdb3_local.query("SELECT * FROM cpu where host = $host", query_params)
+    query_result = influxdb3_local.query("SELECT * FROM cpu where host = '$host'", query_params)
     # the result is a list of Dict that have the column name as key and value as 
     # value. If you run the WAL test plugin with your plugin against a DB that 
     # you've written data into, you'll be able to see some results
@@ -743,4 +743,4 @@ To accelerate performance on specific queries, you can define non-primary keys t
 Create Usage: $ influxdb3 file-index create --host=http://127.0.0.1:8585 -d <DATABASE> -t <TABLE> <COLUMNS>
 
 Delete Usage: $ influxdb3 file-index delete --host=http://127.0.0.1:8585 -d <DATABASE> -t <TABLE>
-```
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+```