diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/Queuing/SqlServerConstants.cs b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/Queuing/SqlServerConstants.cs
index 370be340b..468dcf74a 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/Queuing/SqlServerConstants.cs
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/Queuing/SqlServerConstants.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ THEN DATEADD(ms, @TimeToBeReceivedMs, GETUTCDATE()) END,
 
         public string CheckIfTableHasRecoverableText { get; set; } = @"
 SELECT COUNT(*)
-FROM {0}.sys.columns c
+FROM [{0}].sys.columns c
 WHERE c.object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'{1}')
     AND c.name = 'Recoverable'";