diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9c535ed2..8210102c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "query-builder",
-  "version": "1.21.1",
+  "version": "1.21.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "query-builder",
-      "version": "1.21.1",
+      "version": "1.21.2",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aad7706f..775f6423 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "query-builder",
-  "version": "1.21.1",
+  "version": "1.21.2",
   "description": "Introduces new user interfaces for building queries in Roam",
   "main": "./build/main.js",
   "author": {
diff --git a/src/utils/compileDatalog.ts b/src/utils/compileDatalog.ts
index 39496f45..d73e9335 100644
--- a/src/utils/compileDatalog.ts
+++ b/src/utils/compileDatalog.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type {
 
 const indent = (n: number) => "".padStart(n * 2, " ");
 
-const toVar = (v = "undefined") => v.replace(/[\s"()[\]{}/\\^@,]/g, "");
+const toVar = (v = "undefined") => v.replace(/[\s"()[\]{}/\\^@,~`]/g, "");
 
 const compileDatalog = (
   d: DatalogClause | DatalogArgument | DatalogBinding,