diff --git a/src/pg/sql/40_observatory_utility.sql b/src/pg/sql/40_observatory_utility.sql
index 28288d3..03164e5 100644
--- a/src/pg/sql/40_observatory_utility.sql
+++ b/src/pg/sql/40_observatory_utility.sql
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ BEGIN
         AND coltable.column_id = col.id
         AND coltable.table_id = tab.id
         AND col.id = $1
-        AND CASE WHEN $2::TEXT IS NOT NULL THEN timespan ILIKE $2::TEXT ELSE TRUE END
+        AND CASE WHEN $3::TEXT IS NOT NULL THEN timespan ILIKE $3::TEXT ELSE TRUE END
       ORDER BY timespan DESC LIMIT 1
     )
     '
diff --git a/src/pg/test/expected/40_observatory_utility_test.out b/src/pg/test/expected/40_observatory_utility_test.out
index 06d4958..364f836 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/expected/40_observatory_utility_test.out
+++ b/src/pg/test/expected/40_observatory_utility_test.out
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 SET client_min_messages TO WARNING;
 \set ECHO none
 _obs_geomtable
-obs_a92e1111ad3177676471d66bb8036e6d057f271b
+obs_fc050f0b8673cfe3c6aa1040f749eb40975691b7
 (1 row)
 _obs_geomtable
 
diff --git a/src/pg/test/sql/40_observatory_utility_test.sql b/src/pg/test/sql/40_observatory_utility_test.sql
index 39e3d09..d0fbf93 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/sql/40_observatory_utility_test.sql
+++ b/src/pg/test/sql/40_observatory_utility_test.sql
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SELECT
   cdb_observatory._OBS_GeomTable(
     ST_SetSRID(ST_Point(-74.0059, 40.7128), 4326),
     'us.census.tiger.census_tract',
-    '2013'
+    '2014'
   );
 
 -- get null for unknown geometry_id
@@ -33,17 +33,6 @@ SELECT
 -- -----------|-----------------|-----------
 --  geoid     | obs_{hex table} | null
 --  total_pop | obs_{hex table} | sum
---WITH result as (
---SELECT
---  array_agg(a) expected from cdb_observatory._OBS_GetColumnData(
---    'us.census.tiger.census_tract',
---    Array['us.census.tiger.census_tract_geoid', 'us.census.acs.B01001001'],
---    '2009 - 2013') a
---)
---select (expected)[1]::text  = '{"colname":"geoid","tablename":"obs_d34555209878e8c4b37cf0b2b3d072ff129ec470","aggregate":null,"name":"US Census Tract Geoids","type":"Text","description":""}' as test_get_obs_column_with_geoid_and_census_1,
---       (expected)[2]::text  = '{"colname":"geoid","tablename":"obs_ab038198aaab3f3cb055758638ee4de28ad70146","aggregate":null,"name":"US Census Tract Geoids","type":"Text","description":""}' as test_get_obs_column_with_geoid_and_census_2
---from result;
-
 WITH result as (
 SELECT
   array_agg(a) expected from cdb_observatory._OBS_GetColumnData(
@@ -51,11 +40,10 @@ SELECT
     Array['us.census.tiger.census_tract_geoid', 'us.census.acs.B01001001'],
     '2009 - 2013') a
 )
-select (expected)[1]::text as test_get_obs_column_with_geoid_and_census_1,
-       (expected)[2]::text as test_get_obs_column_with_geoid_and_census_2
+select (expected)[1]::text  = '{"colname":"geoid","tablename":"obs_d34555209878e8c4b37cf0b2b3d072ff129ec470","aggregate":null,"name":"US Census Tracts Geoids","type":"Text","description":null}' as test_get_obs_column_with_geoid_and_census_1,
+       (expected)[2]::text  = '{"colname":"geoid","tablename":"obs_ab038198aaab3f3cb055758638ee4de28ad70146","aggregate":null,"name":"US Census Tracts Geoids","type":"Text","description":null}' as test_get_obs_column_with_geoid_and_census_2
 from result;
 
-
 -- should be null-valued
 WITH result as (
 SELECT