diff --git a/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/sqlserverqueries.go b/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/sqlserverqueries.go
index f3d3aa3ca..3fdbd5d34 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/sqlserverqueries.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/sqlserver/sqlserverqueries.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ SELECT
 	,CAST(SERVERPROPERTY(''EngineEdition'') AS int) AS [engine_edition]
 	,DATEDIFF(MINUTE,si.[sqlserver_start_time],GETDATE()) AS [uptime]
 	,SERVERPROPERTY(''ProductVersion'') AS [sql_version]
-	,LEFT(@@VERSION,CHARINDEX(' - ',@@VERSION)) AS [sql_version_desc]
+	,LEFT(@@VERSION,CHARINDEX('' - '',@@VERSION)) AS [sql_version_desc]
 	,dbs.[db_online]
 	,dbs.[db_restoring]
 	,dbs.[db_recovering]