diff --git a/datasette/utils/__init__.py b/datasette/utils/__init__.py
index 38a16b79..d5153f46 100644
--- a/datasette/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/datasette/utils/__init__.py
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ def get_all_foreign_keys(conn):
 
 def detect_spatialite(conn):
     rows = conn.execute(
-        'select 1 from sqlite_master where tbl_name = "geometry_columns"'
+        "select 1 from sqlite_master where tbl_name = 'geometry_columns'"
     ).fetchall()
     return len(rows) > 0