1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
index 4cc08c01ae..6c768cb9f6 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
@@ -243,11 +243,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
 
       def create_database(name) #:nodoc:
-        execute "CREATE DATABASE #{name}"
+        execute "CREATE DATABASE `#{name}`"
       end
       
       def drop_database(name) #:nodoc:
-        execute "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS #{name}"
+        execute "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS `#{name}`"
       end