diff --git a/augur/tasks/github/events.py b/augur/tasks/github/events.py
index 94bfb32501..481fc0a421 100644
--- a/augur/tasks/github/events.py
+++ b/augur/tasks/github/events.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def _collect_and_process_pr_events(self, owner, repo, repo_id, key_auth):
         with engine.connect() as connection:
 
             query = text(f"""
-                select pull_request_id, pr_src_number as gh_pr_number, pr_src_id from pull_requests order by pr_created_at desc; from pull_requests WHERE repo_id={repo_id} order by pr_created_at desc;
+                select pull_request_id, pr_src_number as gh_pr_number, pr_src_id from pull_requests WHERE repo_id={repo_id} order by pr_created_at desc;
             """)
 
             pr_result = connection.execute(query).fetchall()