diff --git a/stac_fastapi/pgstac/db.py b/stac_fastapi/pgstac/db.py
index d564de8..2f72bc2 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/pgstac/db.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/pgstac/db.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import attr
 import orjson
 from asyncpg import exceptions, pool
-from buildpg import asyncpg, render
+from buildpg import V, asyncpg, render
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from stac_fastapi.types.errors import (
     ConflictError,
@@ -65,18 +65,20 @@ async def dbfunc(pool: pool, func: str, arg: Union[str, Dict]):
         if isinstance(arg, str):
             async with pool.acquire() as conn:
                 q, p = render(
-                    f"""
-                        SELECT * FROM {func}(:item::text);
+                    """
+                        SELECT * FROM :func(:item::text);
                         """,
+                    func=V(func),
                     item=arg,
                 )
                 return await conn.fetchval(q, *p)
         else:
             async with pool.acquire() as conn:
                 q, p = render(
-                    f"""
-                        SELECT * FROM {func}(:item::text::jsonb);
+                    """
+                        SELECT * FROM :func(:item::text::jsonb);
                         """,
+                    func=V(func),
                     item=json.dumps(arg),
                 )
                 return await conn.fetchval(q, *p)