diff --git a/ibis/backends/tests/test_client.py b/ibis/backends/tests/test_client.py
index 59172fb4badd7..7c45039411fe7 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/tests/test_client.py
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@ def test_cross_database_join(con_create_database, monkeypatch):
 )
 def test_insert_into_table_missing_columns(con):
     table_name = gen_name("table")
-    ct_sql = f"CREATE TABLE {table_name} (a INT DEFAULT 1, b VARCHAR(10));"
+    ct_sql = f'CREATE TABLE "{table_name}" ("a" INT DEFAULT 1, "b" VARCHAR(10));'
     sg_expr = sg.parse_one(ct_sql, read="duckdb")
     con.raw_sql(sg_expr.sql(dialect=con.dialect))
     con.insert(table_name, [{"b": "hello"}])