diff --git a/extdbms/lib/Core/Model.php b/extdbms/lib/Core/Model.php
index a156da9..0774c92 100644
--- a/extdbms/lib/Core/Model.php
+++ b/extdbms/lib/Core/Model.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ abstract class Model
     final public function where(mixed $columns, mixed $values = null, string $delimeter = "AND"): void
     {
         $query = $this->getWhereColumn($columns, $values);
-        $this->_wheres[] = count($this->_wheres) ? $delimeter . " " . $query : $query;
+        $this->_wheres[] = count($this->_wheres) ? "{$delimeter} {$query}" : $query;
     }
     final public function orWhere(mixed $columns, mixed $values = null, string $delimeter = "OR"): void
     {