diff --git a/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/histogram.js b/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/histogram.js
index 3f31bea8..11fe7bda 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/histogram.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/histogram.js
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ const filteredQueryTpl = ctx => `
     )
 `;
 
-var basicsQueryTpl = dot.template([
-    '__cdb_basics AS (',
-    '  SELECT',
-    '    max({{=it._column}}) AS __cdb_max_val, min({{=it._column}}) AS __cdb_min_val,',
-    '    avg({{=it._column}}) AS __cdb_avg_val, count(1) AS __cdb_total_rows',
-    '  FROM __cdb_filtered_source',
-    ')'
-].join(' \n'));
+const basicsQueryTpl = ctx => `
+    __cdb_basics AS (
+        SELECT
+            max(${ctx._column}) AS __cdb_max_val, min(${ctx._column}) AS __cdb_min_val,
+            avg(${ctx._column}) AS __cdb_avg_val, count(1) AS __cdb_total_rows
+        FROM __cdb_filtered_source
+    )
+`;
 
 var overrideBasicsQueryTpl = dot.template([
     '__cdb_basics AS (',