diff --git a/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/vector-mapconfig-adapter.js b/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/vector-mapconfig-adapter.js
index a707b5d3..bedea8b8 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/vector-mapconfig-adapter.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/models/mapconfig/adapter/vector-mapconfig-adapter.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class VectorMapConfigAdapter {
                 if (err) {
                     return reject(err);
                 }
-                const query = queryUtils.getQueryLimited(originalQuery, 0);
+                const query = queryUtils.getQueryLimited(queryUtils.substituteDummyTokens(originalQuery), 0);
                 queryUtils.queryPromise(connection, query)
                     .then(resolve)
                     .catch(reject);