diff --git a/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/histogram.js b/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/histogram.js
index 9ec42906..42dd15d3 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/histogram.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/histogram.js
@@ -230,58 +230,61 @@ const dateOverrideBasicsQueryTpl = ctx => `
     )
 `;
 
-var dateBinsQueryTpl = dot.template([
-    '__cdb_bins AS (',
-    '    SELECT',
-    '        __cdb_bins_array,',
-    '        ARRAY_LENGTH(__cdb_bins_array, 1) AS __cdb_bins_number',
-    '    FROM (',
-    '       SELECT',
-    '           ARRAY(',
-    '               SELECT GENERATE_SERIES(',
-    '                   __cdb_start_date::timestamptz,',
-    '                   __cdb_end_date::timestamptz,',
-    '                   {{?it._aggregation==="quarter"}}\'3 month\'{{??}}\'1 {{=it._aggregation}}\'{{?}}::interval',
-    '                )',
-    '           ) AS __cdb_bins_array',
-    '       FROM __cdb_basics',
-    '    ) __cdb_bins_array_query',
-    ')'
-].join('\n'));
+const dateBinsQueryTpl = ctx => `
+    __cdb_bins AS (
+        SELECT
+            __cdb_bins_array,
+            ARRAY_LENGTH(__cdb_bins_array, 1) AS __cdb_bins_number
+        FROM (
+            SELECT
+                ARRAY(
+                    SELECT GENERATE_SERIES(
+                        __cdb_start_date::timestamptz,
+                        __cdb_end_date::timestamptz,
+                        ${ctx._aggregation === 'quarter' ? `'3 month'::interval` : `'1 ${ctx._aggregation}'::interval`}
+                    )
+                ) AS __cdb_bins_array
+            FROM __cdb_basics
+        ) __cdb_bins_array_query
+    )
+`;
 
-var dateHistogramQueryTpl = dot.template([
-    'SELECT',
-    '    (__cdb_max_val - __cdb_min_val) / cast(__cdb_bins_number as float) AS bin_width,',
-    '    __cdb_bins_number AS bins_number,',
-    '    __cdb_nulls_count AS nulls_count,',
-    '    CASE WHEN __cdb_min_val = __cdb_max_val',
-    '      THEN 0',
-    '      ELSE GREATEST(1, LEAST(',
-    '        WIDTH_BUCKET(',
-    '          {{=it._column}}::timestamp AT TIME ZONE \'{{=it._offset}}\',',
-    '          __cdb_bins_array',
-    '        ),',
-    '        __cdb_bins_number',
-    '      )) - 1',
-    '    END AS bin,',
-    '    min(',
-    '       date_part(',
-    '           \'epoch\', ',
-    '           date_trunc(',
-    '               \'{{=it._aggregation}}\', {{=it._column}}::timestamp AT TIME ZONE \'{{=it._offset}}\'',
-    '           ) AT TIME ZONE \'{{=it._offset}}\'',
-    '       )',
-    '    )::numeric AS timestamp,',
-    '    date_part(\'epoch\', __cdb_start_date)::numeric AS timestamp_start,',
-    '    min(date_part(\'epoch\', {{=it._column}}))::numeric AS min,',
-    '    max(date_part(\'epoch\', {{=it._column}}))::numeric AS max,',
-    '    avg(date_part(\'epoch\', {{=it._column}}))::numeric AS avg,',
-    '    count(*) AS freq',
-    'FROM ({{=it._query}}) __cdb_histogram, __cdb_basics, __cdb_bins, __cdb_nulls',
-    'WHERE date_part(\'epoch\', {{=it._column}}) IS NOT NULL',
-    'GROUP BY bin, bins_number, bin_width, nulls_count, timestamp_start',
-    'ORDER BY bin'
-].join('\n'));
+const dateHistogramQueryTpl = ctx => `
+    SELECT
+        (__cdb_max_val - __cdb_min_val) / cast(__cdb_bins_number as float) AS bin_width,
+        __cdb_bins_number AS bins_number,
+        __cdb_nulls_count AS nulls_count,
+        CASE WHEN __cdb_min_val = __cdb_max_val
+        THEN 0
+        ELSE GREATEST(
+            1,
+            LEAST(
+                WIDTH_BUCKET(
+                    ${ctx._column}::timestamp AT TIME ZONE '${ctx._offset}',
+                    __cdb_bins_array
+                ),
+                __cdb_bins_number
+            )
+        ) - 1
+        END AS bin,
+        min(
+            date_part(
+                'epoch',
+                date_trunc(
+                    '${ctx._aggregation}', ${ctx._column}::timestamp AT TIME ZONE '${ctx._offset}'
+                ) AT TIME ZONE '${ctx._offset}'
+            )
+        )::numeric AS timestamp,
+        date_part('epoch', __cdb_start_date)::numeric AS timestamp_start,
+        min(date_part('epoch', ${ctx._column}))::numeric AS min,
+        max(date_part('epoch', ${ctx._column}))::numeric AS max,
+        avg(date_part('epoch', ${ctx._column}))::numeric AS avg,
+        count(*) AS freq
+    FROM (${ctx._query}) __cdb_histogram, __cdb_basics, __cdb_bins, __cdb_nulls
+    WHERE date_part('epoch', ${ctx._column}) IS NOT NULL
+    GROUP BY bin, bins_number, bin_width, nulls_count, timestamp_start
+    ORDER BY bin
+`;
 
 var TYPE = 'histogram';