diff --git a/erpnext/selling/doctype/quotation/quotation.py b/erpnext/selling/doctype/quotation/quotation.py
index ba34dff7459..ac2c2421e53 100644
--- a/erpnext/selling/doctype/quotation/quotation.py
+++ b/erpnext/selling/doctype/quotation/quotation.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def _make_sales_order(source_name, target_doc=None, ignore_permissions=False):
 
 def set_expired_status():
 	frappe.db.sql("""UPDATE `tabQuotation` SET status = 'Expired' 
-		WHERE status != 'Expired' AND 'valid_till < %s""" , (nowdate()))
+		WHERE status != 'Expired' AND 'valid_till' < %s""", (nowdate()) )
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def make_sales_invoice(source_name, target_doc=None):