diff --git a/tools/jenkins-scripts/pull-request-builder.py b/tools/jenkins-scripts/pull-request-builder.py
index a3b67589bf..746b93a020 100755
--- a/tools/jenkins-scripts/pull-request-builder.py
+++ b/tools/jenkins-scripts/pull-request-builder.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def close_db(db):
 
 def save_build_stats(db, pr, filename, size):
     cursor = db.cursor()
-    sql = "INSERT INTO \`%s\` (number, size, createdTime) VALUES(%d, %d, now())" % (filename, pr, size)
+    sql = "INSERT INTO `%s` (number, size, createdTime) VALUES(%d, %d, now())" % (filename, pr, size)
     print sql
     cursor.execute(sql)
     db.commit()