diff --git a/symmetric-jdbc/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/db/platform/mysql/MySqlDdlReader.java b/symmetric-jdbc/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/db/platform/mysql/MySqlDdlReader.java
index 0c1175c7ae..c187897c27 100644
--- a/symmetric-jdbc/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/db/platform/mysql/MySqlDdlReader.java
+++ b/symmetric-jdbc/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/db/platform/mysql/MySqlDdlReader.java
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public Trigger mapRow(Row row) {
         }, tableName, catalog);
         for (final Trigger trigger : triggers) {
             String name = trigger.getName();
-            String sourceSql = "SHOW CREATE TRIGGER " + catalog + "." + name;
+            String sourceSql = "SHOW CREATE TRIGGER `" + catalog + "`." + name;
             sqlTemplate.query(sourceSql, new ISqlRowMapper<Trigger>() {
                 public Trigger mapRow(Row row) {
                     trigger.setSource(row.getString("SQL Original Statement"));