diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Table.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Table.pm
index 734119d46..e6830dfa9 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Table.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Table.pm
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ sub setAttribs
         #$qstring .= "$_ = ? AND "; #mysql changes
         #push @qargs, $keypairs{$_};
         $qstring .= "\"$_\" = ? AND ";
-        push @qargs, "\"$keypairs{$_}\"";
+        push @qargs, $keypairs{$_};
     }
     $qstring =~ s/ AND \z//;
     my $query = $self->{dbh}->prepare($qstring);