diff --git a/mailchimp.module b/mailchimp.module
index a56df7f..e99d7b7 100755
--- a/mailchimp.module
+++ b/mailchimp.module
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function mailchimp_user_insert(&$edit, $account, $category) {
         }
         // mark for processing during next cron, if not already done
         else {
-          $result = db_query("SELECT uid FROM {mailchimp_user} WHERE uid = :uid", array(':uid' => $$account->uid));
+          $result = db_query("SELECT uid FROM {mailchimp_user} WHERE uid = :uid", array(':uid' => $account->uid));
           if ($result->rowCount() == 0) {
             db_insert('mailchimp_user')
               ->fields(array(