diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/tests/test_sqlalchemy.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/tests/test_sqlalchemy.py
index a5aa62e371..458ab8a623 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/tests/test_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/tests/test_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def test_instrument_engine_from_config(self):
 
         engine = engine_from_config({"sqlalchemy.url": "sqlite:///:memory:"})
         cnx = engine.connect()
-        cnx.execute("SELECT	1 + 1;").fetchall()
+        cnx.execute(text("SELECT	1 + 1;")).fetchall()
         spans = self.memory_exporter.get_finished_spans()
 
         self.assertEqual(len(spans), 2)