diff --git a/bindings/python/genomicsqlite/__init__.py b/bindings/python/genomicsqlite/__init__.py
index 30db34e..ea9f3cf 100755
--- a/bindings/python/genomicsqlite/__init__.py
+++ b/bindings/python/genomicsqlite/__init__.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ def _cli(argv=None):
         # interactive mode:
         cmd += [
             "-cmd",
-            'SELECT "GenomicSQLite " || genomicsqlite_version()',
+            "SELECT 'GenomicSQLite ' || genomicsqlite_version()",
             "-cmd",
             ".headers on",
         ]