diff --git a/server/plugins-available/mysql_clientdb_plugin.inc.php b/server/plugins-available/mysql_clientdb_plugin.inc.php
index 6145db00c7f37e225ce5a76e5f7193267e757a12..146e17a2ec4cf895896cbb64d3ee89be88adf12e 100644
--- a/server/plugins-available/mysql_clientdb_plugin.inc.php
+++ b/server/plugins-available/mysql_clientdb_plugin.inc.php
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class mysql_clientdb_plugin {
 			}
 
 			//* Create the new database
-			if ($link->query('CREATE DATABASE '.$link->escape_string($data['new']['database_name']).$query_charset_table)) {
+			if ($link->query('CREATE DATABASE `'.$link->escape_string($data['new']['database_name']).'`'.$query_charset_table)) {
 				$app->log('Created MySQL database: '.$data['new']['database_name'], LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
 			} else {
 				$app->log('Unable to create the database: '.$link->error, LOGLEVEL_WARNING);