diff --git a/app/Controllers/PolicyController.php b/app/Controllers/PolicyController.php
index 5f0ab17..1afe3b6 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/PolicyController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/PolicyController.php
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ class PolicyController extends ResourceController
             foreach ($rows as $row) {
                 $dataRows[] = [
                     $row['agent_code'] ?? '',
-                    "'" . ($row['policy_number'] ?? ''), // 👈 force text
+                    "`" . ($row['policy_number'] ?? ''), // 👈 force text
                     '',
                 ];
             }
@@ -1625,8 +1625,8 @@ class PolicyController extends ResourceController
             $header = ['Agent Code', 'Policy Number', 'Payout Amount'];
             // Example rows — clients replace with real data or delete before upload.
             $dataRows = [
-                ["AG001", "'YOUR-POLICY-NUMBER-1", "1500.00"],
-                ["AG002", "'YOUR-POLICY-NUMBER-2", ""],
+                ["AG001", "`YOUR-POLICY-NUMBER-1", "1500.00"],
+                ["AG002", "`YOUR-POLICY-NUMBER-2", ""],
             ];
             $title    = 'Sample: Fill Payout Amount, keep Agent Code matching the policy, upload via policy/uploadCommissionExcel';
             $fileName = 'commission_payout_upload_sample.xlsx';
@@ -1814,7 +1814,7 @@ class PolicyController extends ResourceController
 
                 // 🔥 Best Practice (Final Version)
                 // safe removal: single quote from the beginning of the policy number
-                if (isset($policyNumber[0]) && $policyNumber[0] === "'") {
+                if (isset($policyNumber[0]) && $policyNumber[0] === "`") {
                     $policyNumber = substr($policyNumber, 1);
                 }