diff --git a/roles/sync/database_sync/database_sync-mysql/tasks/sync.yml b/roles/sync/database_sync/database_sync-mysql/tasks/sync.yml
index 7e52bd07..25b5bfb8 100644
--- a/roles/sync/database_sync/database_sync-mysql/tasks/sync.yml
+++ b/roles/sync/database_sync/database_sync-mysql/tasks/sync.yml
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@
 
 - name: Drop target database.
   ansible.builtin.command:
-    cmd: "mysql --defaults-extra-file={{ database.target.credentials_file }} -e 'drop database if exists {{ mysql_sync_target_database }};'"
+    cmd: "mysql --defaults-extra-file={{ database.target.credentials_file }} -e 'drop database if exists `{{ mysql_sync_target_database }}`;'"
 
 - name: Recreate target database.
   ansible.builtin.command:
-    cmd: "mysql --defaults-extra-file={{ database.target.credentials_file }} -e 'create database {{ mysql_sync_target_database }};'"
+    cmd: "mysql --defaults-extra-file={{ database.target.credentials_file }} -e 'create database `{{ mysql_sync_target_database }}`;'"
 
 - name: Repopulate database from dump.
-  ansible.builtin.shell: "mysql --defaults-extra-file={{ database.target.credentials_file }} {{ mysql_sync_target_database }} < {{ mysql_sync_target_dump_unpacked_path }}"
+  ansible.builtin.shell: "mysql --defaults-extra-file={{ database.target.credentials_file }} `{{ mysql_sync_target_database }}` < {{ mysql_sync_target_dump_unpacked_path }}"
   args:
     executable: /bin/bash