diff --git a/lib/adapters/mysql.js b/lib/adapters/mysql.js
index fa31bdcc..2b22271d 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/mysql.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/mysql.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ exports.initialize = function initializeSchema(schema, callback) {
     schema.adapter = new MySQL(schema.client);
     schema.adapter.schema = schema;
     // schema.client.query('SET TIME_ZONE = "+04:00"', callback);
-    schema.client.query('USE ' + s.database, function (err) {
+    schema.client.query('USE `' + s.database + '`', function (err) {
         if (err && err.message.match(/^unknown database/i)) {
             var dbName = s.database;
             schema.client.query('CREATE DATABASE ' + dbName, function (error) {