diff --git a/lib/src/network/parse_query.dart b/lib/src/network/parse_query.dart
index a6514f90a..d06536b07 100644
--- a/lib/src/network/parse_query.dart
+++ b/lib/src/network/parse_query.dart
@@ -289,8 +289,7 @@ class QueryBuilder<T extends ParseObject> {
     final dynamic value = convertValueToCorrectType(parseEncode(columnAndValue.value));
 
     if (queryOperator == _NO_OPERATOR_NEEDED) {
-      return MapEntry<String, dynamic>(
-        _NO_OPERATOR_NEEDED, "\"${key}\": $value");
+      return MapEntry<String, dynamic>(_NO_OPERATOR_NEEDED, '\"$key\": ${jsonEncode(value)}');
     } else {
       String queryString = '\"$key\":';
       final Map<String, dynamic> queryOperatorAndValueMap = Map<String, dynamic>();
diff --git a/lib/src/utils/parse_encoder.dart b/lib/src/utils/parse_encoder.dart
index b7d31fc95..c64d439a4 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils/parse_encoder.dart
+++ b/lib/src/utils/parse_encoder.dart
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ Map<String, dynamic> _encodeDate(DateTime date) {
 
 Map<String, String> encodeObject(String className, String objectId) {
   return <String, String>{
-    '\"__type\"': '\"Pointer\"',
-    '\"$keyVarClassName\"': '\"$className\"',
-    '\"$keyVarObjectId\"': '\"$objectId\"'
+    '__type': 'Pointer',
+    keyVarClassName: className,
+    keyVarObjectId: objectId
   };
 }