diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 326764603..c201a7fe9 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     module ClassMethods
       def name_to_id(name)
         Cache.get("uni:#{Cache.sanitize(name)}", 4.hours) do
-          select_value_sql("SELECT id FROM users WHERE lower(name) = ?", name.mb_chars.downcase.tr(" ", "_")).to_s
+          select_value_sql("SELECT id FROM users WHERE lower(name) = ?", name.mb_chars.downcase.tr(" ", "_").to_s)
         end
       end