diff --git a/lib/cartodb/utils/query-utils.js b/lib/cartodb/utils/query-utils.js
index b6e6d6bc..a5bb4482 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/utils/query-utils.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/utils/query-utils.js
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ module.exports.getMaxMinColumnQuery = function (query, column = 'cartodb_id') {
             min(${column}) AS min_id,
             max(${column}) AS max_id,
             (max(${column}) - min(${column})) AS id_span
-        FROM (${query}) _cdb_metadata_max_min;
+        FROM (${substituteDummyTokens(query)}) _cdb_metadata_max_min;
     `;
 };
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ module.exports.getSampleFromIdsQuery = function (query, ids, columns, column = '
     return `
         SELECT
             ${columnSelector(columns)}
-        FROM (${query}) _cdb_metadata_sample
+        FROM (${substituteDummyTokens(query)}) _cdb_metadata_sample
         WHERE ${column} IN (${ids.join(',')})
     `;
 };