diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/error-tracking/queries.ts b/frontend/src/scenes/error-tracking/queries.ts
index 0fdf5b3b7fcb8..62542b659f140 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/error-tracking/queries.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/error-tracking/queries.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export const errorTrackingIssueEventsQuery = ({
 
     // TODO: fix this where clause. It does not take into account the events
     // associated with issues that have been merged into this primary issue
-    const where = [`eq(${issueId}, properties.$exception_issue_id)`]
+    const where = [`'${issueId}' == properties.$exception_issue_id`]
 
     const query: EventsQuery = {
         kind: NodeKind.EventsQuery,