diff --git a/src/cppNGSD/NGSD.cpp b/src/cppNGSD/NGSD.cpp
index 6d1fcc19a..372515973 100644
--- a/src/cppNGSD/NGSD.cpp
+++ b/src/cppNGSD/NGSD.cpp
@@ -8967,7 +8967,7 @@ void NGSD::exportTable(const QString& table, QTextStream& out, QString where_cla
 
                 QSqlField escaped_statement;
                 escaped_statement.setType(QVariant::String);
-                escaped_statement(field_value);
+                escaped_statement.setValue(field_value);
 
                 db_->driver()->formatValue(escaped_statement);