diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts b/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
index 120a323f20..e2a5a1c192 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ class Orchestrator {
       filter => {
         Object.entries(filter).forEach(([_, value]) => {
           Object.entries(value).forEach(([field, _]) => {
-            const updatedField = field.replace("{{", "{{ literal")
+            const updatedField = field.replace("{{", "{{ literal ")
             const fromContext = processStringSync(updatedField, this.context)
             toFilter[field] = fromContext
           })