diff --git a/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/tenantusermanagement/service/TenantManagementService.java b/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/tenantusermanagement/service/TenantManagementService.java
index 7777b8a..b7cae5d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/tenantusermanagement/service/TenantManagementService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/tenantusermanagement/service/TenantManagementService.java
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public class TenantManagementService implements TenantProvider {
                 tenantRequest.getDatabaseConnection().getPassword())) {
             DataSource tenantDataSource = new SingleConnectionDataSource(connection, false);
             JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate = new JdbcTemplate(tenantDataSource);
-            jdbcTemplate.execute((StatementCallback<Boolean>) stmt -> stmt.execute("CREATE SCHEMA `" + tenantRequest.getDatabaseConnection().getSchema()));
+            jdbcTemplate.execute((StatementCallback<Boolean>) stmt -> stmt.execute("CREATE SCHEMA `" + tenantRequest.getDatabaseConnection().getSchema()+"`"));
             jdbcTemplate.execute((StatementCallback<Boolean>) stmt -> stmt.execute("GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA `" + tenantRequest.getDatabaseConnection()
                     .getSchema() + "` TO `" + tenantRequest.getDatabaseConnection().getUsername() +"`"));
         } catch (Exception e) {