diff --git a/pkg/neobench/builtin/ldbc_like.go b/pkg/neobench/builtin/ldbc_like.go
index d7b7998..2a87666 100644
--- a/pkg/neobench/builtin/ldbc_like.go
+++ b/pkg/neobench/builtin/ldbc_like.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 const LDBCIC2 = `
 :set personId random(1, 9892 * $scale)
 
-MATCH (:Person {id:{personId}})-[:KNOWS]-(friend),
+MATCH (:Person {id: $personId})-[:KNOWS]-(friend),
       (friend)<-[:HAS_CREATOR]-(message)
 WHERE message.creationDate <= date({year: 2010, month:10, day:10})
 RETURN friend.id AS personId,
diff --git a/pkg/neobench/builtin/ldbc_like_test.go b/pkg/neobench/builtin/ldbc_like_test.go
index 4630d90..53ab680 100644
--- a/pkg/neobench/builtin/ldbc_like_test.go
+++ b/pkg/neobench/builtin/ldbc_like_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestParseIC2(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, []neobench.Statement{
 		{
-			Query: `MATCH (:Person {id:{personId}})-[:KNOWS]-(friend),
+			Query: `MATCH (:Person {id: $personId})-[:KNOWS]-(friend),
       (friend)<-[:HAS_CREATOR]-(message)
 WHERE message.creationDate <= date({year: 2010, month:10, day:10})
 RETURN friend.id AS personId,
diff --git a/pkg/neobench/parser_test.go b/pkg/neobench/parser_test.go
index 0bfe7f9..3369039 100644
--- a/pkg/neobench/parser_test.go
+++ b/pkg/neobench/parser_test.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ RETURN $serverSide + {serverSide} + $$clientSide, $$clientSideList`, 1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, []Statement{
 		{
-			Query:  "RETURN {serverSide} + 7331, [\"hello1\", \"hello2\"]",
+			Query:  "RETURN $serverSide + {serverSide} + 7331, [\"hello1\", \"hello2\"]",
 			Params: map[string]interface{}{"serverSide": int64(1337)},
 		},
 	}, uow.Statements)