diff --git a/src/main/java/com/netflix/simianarmy/aws/SimpleDBRecorder.java b/src/main/java/com/netflix/simianarmy/aws/SimpleDBRecorder.java
index a0a19d04..631217f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/netflix/simianarmy/aws/SimpleDBRecorder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/netflix/simianarmy/aws/SimpleDBRecorder.java
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public void recordEvent(Event evt) {
      */
     protected List<Event> findEvents(Map<String, String> queryMap, long after) {
         StringBuilder query = new StringBuilder(
-                String.format("select * from %s where region = '%s'", domain, region));
+                String.format("select * from `%s` where region = '%s'", domain, region));
         for (Map.Entry<String, String> pair : queryMap.entrySet()) {
             query.append(String.format(" and %s = '%s'", pair.getKey(), pair.getValue()));
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/netflix/simianarmy/aws/TestSimpleDBRecorder.java b/src/test/java/com/netflix/simianarmy/aws/TestSimpleDBRecorder.java
index 6d77a847..a1bd78e9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/netflix/simianarmy/aws/TestSimpleDBRecorder.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/netflix/simianarmy/aws/TestSimpleDBRecorder.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public void testFindEvent() {
         verify(sdbMock, times(2)).select(arg.capture());
         SelectRequest req = arg.getValue();
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-        sb.append("select * from DOMAIN where region = 'region'");
+        sb.append("select * from `DOMAIN` where region = 'region'");
         sb.append(" and instanceId = 'testId1'");
 
         Assert.assertEquals(req.getSelectExpression(), sb.toString() + " and eventTime > '0' order by eventTime desc");