diff --git a/clients/bigquery/dialect/dialect.go b/clients/bigquery/dialect/dialect.go
index 51afc8e6..5b61b709 100644
--- a/clients/bigquery/dialect/dialect.go
+++ b/clients/bigquery/dialect/dialect.go
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ MERGE INTO %s %s USING %s AS %s ON %s`,
 	if softDelete {
 		return []string{baseQuery + fmt.Sprintf(`
 WHEN MATCHED %sTHEN UPDATE SET %s
-WHEN NOT MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s.%s, false) = false THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
+WHEN NOT MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s, false) = false THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
 			// Update + Soft Deletion
 			idempotentClause, sql.BuildColumnsUpdateFragment(cols, constants.StagingAlias, constants.TargetAlias, bd),
 			// Insert
-			constants.StagingAlias, bd.QuoteIdentifier(constants.DeleteColumnMarker), strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(cols, bd), ","),
+			sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, bd), strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(cols, bd), ","),
 			array.StringsJoinAddPrefix(array.StringsJoinAddPrefixArgs{
 				Vals:      sql.QuoteColumns(cols, bd),
 				Separator: ",",
@@ -264,15 +264,15 @@ WHEN NOT MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s.%s, false) = false THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`
 	}
 
 	return []string{baseQuery + fmt.Sprintf(`
-WHEN MATCHED AND %s.%s THEN DELETE
-WHEN MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s.%s, false) = false %sTHEN UPDATE SET %s
-WHEN NOT MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s.%s, false) = false THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
+WHEN MATCHED AND %s THEN DELETE
+WHEN MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s, false) = false %sTHEN UPDATE SET %s
+WHEN NOT MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s, false) = false THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
 		// Delete
-		constants.StagingAlias, bd.QuoteIdentifier(constants.DeleteColumnMarker),
+		sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, bd),
 		// Update
-		constants.StagingAlias, bd.QuoteIdentifier(constants.DeleteColumnMarker), idempotentClause, sql.BuildColumnsUpdateFragment(cols, constants.StagingAlias, constants.TargetAlias, bd),
+		sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, bd), idempotentClause, sql.BuildColumnsUpdateFragment(cols, constants.StagingAlias, constants.TargetAlias, bd),
 		// Insert
-		constants.StagingAlias, bd.QuoteIdentifier(constants.DeleteColumnMarker), strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(cols, bd), ","),
+		sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, bd), strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(cols, bd), ","),
 		array.StringsJoinAddPrefix(array.StringsJoinAddPrefixArgs{
 			Vals:      sql.QuoteColumns(cols, bd),
 			Separator: ",",
diff --git a/clients/mssql/dialect/dialect.go b/clients/mssql/dialect/dialect.go
index f4a20378..0c2bc179 100644
--- a/clients/mssql/dialect/dialect.go
+++ b/clients/mssql/dialect/dialect.go
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ USING %s AS %s ON %s`,
 	if softDelete {
 		return []string{baseQuery + fmt.Sprintf(`
 WHEN MATCHED %sTHEN UPDATE SET %s
-WHEN NOT MATCHED AND COALESCE(%s.%s, 0) = 0 THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
+WHEN NOT MATCHED AND COALESCE(%s, 0) = 0 THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
 			// Update + Soft Deletion
 			idempotentClause, sql.BuildColumnsUpdateFragment(cols, constants.StagingAlias, constants.TargetAlias, md),
 			// Insert
-			constants.StagingAlias, md.QuoteIdentifier(constants.DeleteColumnMarker), strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(cols, md), ","),
+			sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, md), strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(cols, md), ","),
 			array.StringsJoinAddPrefix(array.StringsJoinAddPrefixArgs{
 				Vals:      sql.QuoteColumns(cols, md),
 				Separator: ",",
@@ -219,15 +219,15 @@ WHEN NOT MATCHED AND COALESCE(%s.%s, 0) = 0 THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
 	}
 
 	return []string{baseQuery + fmt.Sprintf(`
-WHEN MATCHED AND %s.%s = 1 THEN DELETE
-WHEN MATCHED AND COALESCE(%s.%s, 0) = 0 %sTHEN UPDATE SET %s
-WHEN NOT MATCHED AND COALESCE(%s.%s, 1) = 0 THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
+WHEN MATCHED AND %s = 1 THEN DELETE
+WHEN MATCHED AND COALESCE(%s, 0) = 0 %sTHEN UPDATE SET %s
+WHEN NOT MATCHED AND COALESCE(%s, 1) = 0 THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
 		// Delete
-		constants.StagingAlias, md.QuoteIdentifier(constants.DeleteColumnMarker),
+		sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, md),
 		// Update
-		constants.StagingAlias, md.QuoteIdentifier(constants.DeleteColumnMarker), idempotentClause, sql.BuildColumnsUpdateFragment(cols, constants.StagingAlias, constants.TargetAlias, md),
+		sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, md), idempotentClause, sql.BuildColumnsUpdateFragment(cols, constants.StagingAlias, constants.TargetAlias, md),
 		// Insert
-		constants.StagingAlias, md.QuoteIdentifier(constants.DeleteColumnMarker), strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(cols, md), ","),
+		sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, md), strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(cols, md), ","),
 		array.StringsJoinAddPrefix(array.StringsJoinAddPrefixArgs{
 			Vals:      sql.QuoteColumns(cols, md),
 			Separator: ",",
diff --git a/clients/redshift/dialect/dialect.go b/clients/redshift/dialect/dialect.go
index 29740384..9c0c7923 100644
--- a/clients/redshift/dialect/dialect.go
+++ b/clients/redshift/dialect/dialect.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func (rd RedshiftDialect) buildMergeUpdateQuery(
 	}
 
 	if !softDelete {
-		clauses = append(clauses, fmt.Sprintf("COALESCE(%s.%s, false) = false", constants.StagingAlias, rd.QuoteIdentifier(constants.DeleteColumnMarker)))
+		clauses = append(clauses, fmt.Sprintf("COALESCE(%s, false) = false", sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, rd)))
 	}
 
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`UPDATE %s AS %s SET %s FROM %s AS %s WHERE %s;`,
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (rd RedshiftDialect) buildMergeUpdateQuery(
 }
 
 func (rd RedshiftDialect) buildMergeDeleteQuery(tableID sql.TableIdentifier, subQuery string, primaryKeys []columns.Column) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(`DELETE FROM %s WHERE (%s) IN (SELECT %s FROM %s AS %s WHERE %s.%s = true);`,
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`DELETE FROM %s WHERE (%s) IN (SELECT %s FROM %s AS %s WHERE %s = true);`,
 		// DELETE from table where (pk_1, pk_2)
 		tableID.FullyQualifiedName(), strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(primaryKeys, rd), ","),
 		// IN (stg.pk_1, stg.pk_2) FROM staging
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func (rd RedshiftDialect) buildMergeDeleteQuery(tableID sql.TableIdentifier, sub
 			Vals:      sql.QuoteColumns(primaryKeys, rd),
 			Separator: ",",
 			Prefix:    constants.StagingAlias + ".",
-		}), subQuery, constants.StagingAlias, constants.StagingAlias, rd.QuoteIdentifier(constants.DeleteColumnMarker),
+		}), subQuery, constants.StagingAlias, sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, rd),
 	)
 }
 
diff --git a/clients/snowflake/dialect/dialect.go b/clients/snowflake/dialect/dialect.go
index fca0703a..65142488 100644
--- a/clients/snowflake/dialect/dialect.go
+++ b/clients/snowflake/dialect/dialect.go
@@ -226,11 +226,11 @@ MERGE INTO %s %s USING ( %s ) AS %s ON %s`,
 	if softDelete {
 		return []string{baseQuery + fmt.Sprintf(`
 WHEN MATCHED %sTHEN UPDATE SET %s
-WHEN NOT MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s.%s, false) = false THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
+WHEN NOT MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s, false) = false THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
 			// Update + Soft Deletion
 			idempotentClause, sql.BuildColumnsUpdateFragment(cols, constants.StagingAlias, constants.TargetAlias, sd),
 			// Insert
-			constants.StagingAlias, sd.QuoteIdentifier(constants.DeleteColumnMarker), strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(cols, sd), ","),
+			sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, sd), strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(cols, sd), ","),
 			array.StringsJoinAddPrefix(array.StringsJoinAddPrefixArgs{
 				Vals:      sql.QuoteColumns(cols, sd),
 				Separator: ",",
@@ -245,15 +245,15 @@ WHEN NOT MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s.%s, false) = false THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`
 	}
 
 	return []string{baseQuery + fmt.Sprintf(`
-WHEN MATCHED AND %s.%s THEN DELETE
-WHEN MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s.%s, false) = false %sTHEN UPDATE SET %s
-WHEN NOT MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s.%s, false) = false THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
+WHEN MATCHED AND %s THEN DELETE
+WHEN MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s, false) = false %sTHEN UPDATE SET %s
+WHEN NOT MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s, false) = false THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
 		// Delete
-		constants.StagingAlias, sd.QuoteIdentifier(constants.DeleteColumnMarker),
+		sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, sd),
 		// Update
-		constants.StagingAlias, sd.QuoteIdentifier(constants.DeleteColumnMarker), idempotentClause, sql.BuildColumnsUpdateFragment(cols, constants.StagingAlias, constants.TargetAlias, sd),
+		sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, sd), idempotentClause, sql.BuildColumnsUpdateFragment(cols, constants.StagingAlias, constants.TargetAlias, sd),
 		// Insert
-		constants.StagingAlias, sd.QuoteIdentifier(constants.DeleteColumnMarker), strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(cols, sd), ","),
+		sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, sd), strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(cols, sd), ","),
 		array.StringsJoinAddPrefix(array.StringsJoinAddPrefixArgs{
 			Vals:      sql.QuoteColumns(cols, sd),
 			Separator: ",",
diff --git a/lib/sql/columns.go b/lib/sql/columns.go
index e53570aa..f10d6a1a 100644
--- a/lib/sql/columns.go
+++ b/lib/sql/columns.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/config/constants"
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing"
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing/columns"
 )
 
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ func QuoteTableAliasColumn(tableAlias constants.TableAlias, column columns.Colum
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", tableAlias, dialect.QuoteIdentifier(column.Name()))
 }
 
+func QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(tableAlias constants.TableAlias, dialect Dialect) string {
+	return QuoteTableAliasColumn(tableAlias, columns.NewColumn(constants.DeleteColumnMarker, typing.Invalid), dialect)
+}
+
 // BuildColumnsUpdateFragment will parse the columns and return a string like: first_name=tgt."first_name",last_name=stg."last_name",email=tgt."email"
 // NOTE: This should only be used with valid columns.
 func BuildColumnsUpdateFragment(columns []columns.Column, stagingAlias, targetAlias constants.TableAlias, dialect Dialect) string {
diff --git a/lib/sql/tests/columns_test.go b/lib/sql/tests/columns_test.go
index e4bfe476..a2dc896e 100644
--- a/lib/sql/tests/columns_test.go
+++ b/lib/sql/tests/columns_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ func TestQuoteTableAliasColumn(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, `tbl."COL"`, sql.QuoteTableAliasColumn("tbl", column, snowflakeDialect.SnowflakeDialect{}))
 }
 
+func TestQuotedDeleteColumnMarker(t *testing.T) {
+	// BigQuery:
+	assert.Equal(t, "tbl.`__artie_delete`", sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker("tbl", bigqueryDialect.BigQueryDialect{}))
+	// Snowflake:
+	assert.Equal(t, `tbl."__ARTIE_DELETE"`, sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker("tbl", snowflakeDialect.SnowflakeDialect{}))
+}
+
 func TestBuildColumnsUpdateFragment_BigQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	var lastCaseColTypes []columns.Column
 	lastCaseCols := []string{"a1", "b2", "c3"}