diff --git a/src/lua/oltp_insert.lua b/src/lua/oltp_insert.lua
index 16f46dd2..4a5228fa 100755
--- a/src/lua/oltp_insert.lua
+++ b/src/lua/oltp_insert.lua
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ function event()
       end
 
       con:query(string.format("INSERT INTO %s (id, k, c, pad) VALUES " ..
-                                 "(%d, %d, \"%s\", \"%s\")",
-                              table_name, i, k_val, c_val, pad_val))
+                                 "(%d, %d, \"%s\", \"",
+                              table_name, i, k_val, c_val) ..  pad_val .. "\"")
    end
 
    check_reconnect()