diff --git a/d2oracle/get.go b/d2oracle/get.go
index f45661e68..f24178efd 100644
--- a/d2oracle/get.go
+++ b/d2oracle/get.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package d2oracle
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/d2ast"
+	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/d2format"
 	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/d2graph"
 	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/d2parser"
 )
@@ -97,5 +99,5 @@ func GetID(key string) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	return mk.Key.Path[len(mk.Key.Path)-1].Unbox().ScalarString()
+	return d2format.Format(d2ast.RawString(mk.Key.Path[len(mk.Key.Path)-1].Unbox().ScalarString(), true))
 }
diff --git a/d2oracle/get_test.go b/d2oracle/get_test.go
index 21e695506..d98f7108e 100644
--- a/d2oracle/get_test.go
+++ b/d2oracle/get_test.go
@@ -18,3 +18,9 @@ func TestIsLabelKeyID(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, false, d2oracle.IsLabelKeyID("x", "y"))
 	assert.Equal(t, false, d2oracle.IsLabelKeyID("x->y", "y"))
 }
+
+func TestGetID(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, `"y (z)"`, d2oracle.GetID(`y (z)`))
+}