diff --git a/lib/workflow/workflowutil.inc.php b/lib/workflow/workflowutil.inc.php
index dbed875..94ee1bf 100644
--- a/lib/workflow/workflowutil.inc.php
+++ b/lib/workflow/workflowutil.inc.php
@@ -800,23 +800,23 @@ class KTWorkflowUtil {
         // before we do a delete.
         $doc = KTUtil::getTableName('document_metadata_version');        
         $aDocQuery = array(
-            'UPDATE $doc SET workflow_state_id = ? WHERE workflow_state_id = ?',
-            array($state_id, $replacement_id),
+            "UPDATE $doc SET workflow_state_id = ? WHERE workflow_state_id = ?",
+            array($replacement_id, $state_id),
         ); 
         $res = DBUtil::runQuery($aDocQuery);
         if (PEAR::isError($res)) { return $res; }
         
         $wf = KTUtil::getTableName('workflow_transitions');
         $aTransitionQuery = array(
-            'UPDATE $wf SET target_state_id = ? WHERE workflow_state_id = ?',
-            array($state_id, $replacement_id),
+            "UPDATE $wf SET target_state_id = ? WHERE workflow_state_id = ?",
+            array($replacement_id, $state_id),
         ); 
         $res = DBUtil::runQuery($aTransitionQuery);        
         if (PEAR::isError($res)) { return $res; }
         
         $wf = KTUtil::getTableName('workflow_state_transitions');
         $aTransitionQuery = array(
-            'DELETE FROM $wf WHERE state_id = ?',
+            "DELETE FROM $wf WHERE state_id = ?",
             array($state_id),
         ); 
         $res = DBUtil::runQuery($aTransitionQuery);