diff --git a/src/ikarus/objects/entity.cpp b/src/ikarus/objects/entity.cpp
index 150b91f..e1dbf5a 100644
--- a/src/ikarus/objects/entity.cpp
+++ b/src/ikarus/objects/entity.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void ikarus_entity_delete(IkarusEntity * entity, IkarusErrorData * error_out) {
         ,
         "unable to delete entity: {}",
         IkarusErrorInfo_Database_QueryFailed,
-        entity->project->db->execute("DELETE FROM `objects` WHERE `id` == ?", entity->id)
+        entity->project->db->execute("DELETE FROM `objects` WHERE `id` = ?", entity->id)
     );
 
     entity->project->uncache(entity);