diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index 2d12b7b0a4..2723370cb9 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(external_rsc_urls)
 				if(!account_join_date)
 					account_age = -1
 				else
-					var/datum/DBQuery/query_datediff = SSdbcore.NewQuery("SELECT DATEDIFF(Now(),[account_join_date])")
+					var/datum/DBQuery/query_datediff = SSdbcore.NewQuery("SELECT DATEDIFF(Now(),'[account_join_date]')")
 					if(!query_datediff.Execute())
 						return
 					if(query_datediff.NextRow())