diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 389873e..f61493f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.2.0
+
+- Quote column names to prevent SQL syntax errors
+
 ## 1.1.1
 
 - Fix issue with built package of v1.1.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bb17615..43f9dd9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "data-bakery",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "A tool to prepare test SQL data for integration tests",
   "main": "./src/recipe-helper.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/utils/sql-generator.ts b/src/utils/sql-generator.ts
index b25746f..a75cead 100644
--- a/src/utils/sql-generator.ts
+++ b/src/utils/sql-generator.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ export function sqlForRecipeBundle (recipeBundle: RecipeBundle, config: SQLGener
           return `(${newValueList.join(', ')})`
         })
 
-        sqlQueries.push(`INSERT INTO \`${tableName}\` (${columnMapKey}) VALUES ${valueLists.join(', ')};`)
+        const rawColumnNames = columnMapKey.split(',')
+        const quotedColumnNames = '`' + rawColumnNames.join('`, `') + '`'
+
+        sqlQueries.push(`INSERT INTO \`${tableName}\` (${quotedColumnNames}) VALUES ${valueLists.join(', ')};`)
       })
     })
   })
diff --git a/tests/snapshot/package.json b/tests/snapshot/package.json
index 1cd5e68..9216636 100644
--- a/tests/snapshot/package.json
+++ b/tests/snapshot/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "name": "data-bakery-snapshot-tests",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "data-bakery": "file:../../data-bakery-1.1.1.tgz"
+    "data-bakery": "file:../../data-bakery-1.2.0.tgz"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/snapshot/tests/async-recipe/expected-output/10-user1.sql b/tests/snapshot/tests/async-recipe/expected-output/10-user1.sql
index 44f2efb..16e2230 100644
--- a/tests/snapshot/tests/async-recipe/expected-output/10-user1.sql
+++ b/tests/snapshot/tests/async-recipe/expected-output/10-user1.sql
@@ -1 +1 @@
-INSERT INTO `user` (id,email) VALUES (1, 'hello@world.com');
+INSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `email`) VALUES (1, 'hello@world.com');
diff --git a/tests/snapshot/tests/async-recipe/expected-output/11-user2.sql b/tests/snapshot/tests/async-recipe/expected-output/11-user2.sql
index d776a70..4ce8e10 100644
--- a/tests/snapshot/tests/async-recipe/expected-output/11-user2.sql
+++ b/tests/snapshot/tests/async-recipe/expected-output/11-user2.sql
@@ -1 +1 @@
-INSERT INTO `user` (id,email) VALUES (2, 'another-hello@world.com');
+INSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `email`) VALUES (2, 'another-hello@world.com');
diff --git a/tests/snapshot/tests/databakeryignore/actual-output/00-schema.sql b/tests/snapshot/tests/databakeryignore/actual-output/00-schema.sql
index df605c0..62a4845 100644
--- a/tests/snapshot/tests/databakeryignore/actual-output/00-schema.sql
+++ b/tests/snapshot/tests/databakeryignore/actual-output/00-schema.sql
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS data_bakery_test;
-USE data_bakery_test;
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `data_bakery_test`;
+USE `data_bakery_test`;
 
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS users;
-CREATE TABLE users (
-    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
-    firstName VARCHAR(255),
-    email VARCHAR(255)
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `users`;
+CREATE TABLE `users` (
+    `id` INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    `firstName` VARCHAR(255),
+    `email` VARCHAR(255)
 );
 
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS orders;
-CREATE TABLE orders (
-    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
-    userId INT,
-    amount INT
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `orders`;
+CREATE TABLE `orders` (
+    `id` INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    `userId` INT,
+    `amount` INT
 );
diff --git a/tests/snapshot/tests/databakeryignore/expected-output/00-schema.sql b/tests/snapshot/tests/databakeryignore/expected-output/00-schema.sql
index df605c0..62a4845 100644
--- a/tests/snapshot/tests/databakeryignore/expected-output/00-schema.sql
+++ b/tests/snapshot/tests/databakeryignore/expected-output/00-schema.sql
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS data_bakery_test;
-USE data_bakery_test;
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `data_bakery_test`;
+USE `data_bakery_test`;
 
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS users;
-CREATE TABLE users (
-    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
-    firstName VARCHAR(255),
-    email VARCHAR(255)
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `users`;
+CREATE TABLE `users` (
+    `id` INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    `firstName` VARCHAR(255),
+    `email` VARCHAR(255)
 );
 
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS orders;
-CREATE TABLE orders (
-    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
-    userId INT,
-    amount INT
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `orders`;
+CREATE TABLE `orders` (
+    `id` INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    `userId` INT,
+    `amount` INT
 );
diff --git a/tests/snapshot/tests/databakeryignore/expected-output/10-basic.sql b/tests/snapshot/tests/databakeryignore/expected-output/10-basic.sql
index 4d62093..83692cb 100644
--- a/tests/snapshot/tests/databakeryignore/expected-output/10-basic.sql
+++ b/tests/snapshot/tests/databakeryignore/expected-output/10-basic.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-INSERT INTO `user` (id,email,firstName) VALUES (1, 'hi@there.com', 'Eric');
-INSERT INTO `user` (id,email) VALUES (2, 'hello@world.com');
-INSERT INTO `orders` (id,userId,amount) VALUES (100, 2, 5000), (101, 2, 15000);
+INSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `email`, `firstName`) VALUES (1, 'hi@there.com', 'Eric');
+INSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `email`) VALUES (2, 'hello@world.com');
+INSERT INTO `orders` (`id`, `userId`, `amount`) VALUES (100, 2, 5000), (101, 2, 15000);
diff --git a/tests/snapshot/tests/manager-get-named-id/expected-output/example.sql b/tests/snapshot/tests/manager-get-named-id/expected-output/example.sql
index 21df570..d053453 100644
--- a/tests/snapshot/tests/manager-get-named-id/expected-output/example.sql
+++ b/tests/snapshot/tests/manager-get-named-id/expected-output/example.sql
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-INSERT INTO `user` (id,email) VALUES (1, 'hello@world.com');
-INSERT INTO `user_extra` (id,json) VALUES (1, '{"generatedId":"1-static-prefix"}');
+INSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `email`) VALUES (1, 'hello@world.com');
+INSERT INTO `user_extra` (`id`, `json`) VALUES (1, '{"generatedId":"1-static-prefix"}');
diff --git a/tests/snapshot/tests/object-recipe/expected-output/10-basic.sql b/tests/snapshot/tests/object-recipe/expected-output/10-basic.sql
index 4d62093..83692cb 100644
--- a/tests/snapshot/tests/object-recipe/expected-output/10-basic.sql
+++ b/tests/snapshot/tests/object-recipe/expected-output/10-basic.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-INSERT INTO `user` (id,email,firstName) VALUES (1, 'hi@there.com', 'Eric');
-INSERT INTO `user` (id,email) VALUES (2, 'hello@world.com');
-INSERT INTO `orders` (id,userId,amount) VALUES (100, 2, 5000), (101, 2, 15000);
+INSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `email`, `firstName`) VALUES (1, 'hi@there.com', 'Eric');
+INSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `email`) VALUES (2, 'hello@world.com');
+INSERT INTO `orders` (`id`, `userId`, `amount`) VALUES (100, 2, 5000), (101, 2, 15000);
diff --git a/tests/snapshot/tests/table-defaults/expected-output/10-user1.sql b/tests/snapshot/tests/table-defaults/expected-output/10-user1.sql
index e0d935a..f5c6b58 100644
--- a/tests/snapshot/tests/table-defaults/expected-output/10-user1.sql
+++ b/tests/snapshot/tests/table-defaults/expected-output/10-user1.sql
@@ -1 +1 @@
-INSERT INTO `user` (extra1,extra2,id,email) VALUES ('column-value-here', 9999, 450, 'hello@world.com');
+INSERT INTO `user` (`extra1`, `extra2`, `id`, `email`) VALUES ('column-value-here', 9999, 450, 'hello@world.com');
diff --git a/tests/snapshot/tests/table-defaults/expected-output/11-user2.sql b/tests/snapshot/tests/table-defaults/expected-output/11-user2.sql
index d9a1f6a..dff5489 100644
--- a/tests/snapshot/tests/table-defaults/expected-output/11-user2.sql
+++ b/tests/snapshot/tests/table-defaults/expected-output/11-user2.sql
@@ -1 +1 @@
-INSERT INTO `user` (extra1,extra2,id,email) VALUES ('column-value-here', 9999, 451, 'another-hello@world.com');
+INSERT INTO `user` (`extra1`, `extra2`, `id`, `email`) VALUES ('column-value-here', 9999, 451, 'another-hello@world.com');
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/sql-generator.spec.ts b/tests/unit/utils/sql-generator.spec.ts
index 360599b..3ad0514 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/sql-generator.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/sql-generator.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe('sql-generator', () => {
         ],
       })
 
-      expect(sql).toBe("INSERT INTO `user` (id,name) VALUES (1, 'Peter'), (2, 'Paul');\n")
+      expect(sql).toBe("INSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `name`) VALUES (1, 'Peter'), (2, 'Paul');\n")
     })
     it('outputs batched sql up to batchSize', () => {
       const sql = sqlForRecipeBundle({
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('sql-generator', () => {
         ],
       }, { batchSize: 2 })
 
-      expect(sql).toBe("INSERT INTO `user` (id,name) VALUES (1, 'Peter'), (2, 'Paul');\nINSERT INTO `user` (id,name) VALUES (3, 'Testing');\n")
+      expect(sql).toBe("INSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `name`) VALUES (1, 'Peter'), (2, 'Paul');\nINSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `name`) VALUES (3, 'Testing');\n")
     })
     it('avoids batching different column groups', () => {
       const sql = sqlForRecipeBundle({
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('sql-generator', () => {
         ],
       })
 
-      expect(sql).toBe("INSERT INTO `user` (id,name) VALUES (1, 'Peter');\nINSERT INTO `user` (id,name,extraColumn) VALUES (2, 'Paul', 'something');\n")
+      expect(sql).toBe("INSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `name`) VALUES (1, 'Peter');\nINSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `name`, `extraColumn`) VALUES (2, 'Paul', 'something');\n")
     })
     it('outputs escaped sql', () => {
       const sql = sqlForRecipeBundle({
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('sql-generator', () => {
         ],
       })
 
-      expect(sql).toBe("INSERT INTO `user` (id,name,extra) VALUES (1, 'Bobby''s tables''''\\', 'It''s all \"groovy\"');\n")
+      expect(sql).toBe("INSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `name`, `extra`) VALUES (1, 'Bobby''s tables''''\\', 'It''s all \"groovy\"');\n")
     })
     it('handles NULL data values', () => {
       const sql = sqlForRecipeBundle({
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('sql-generator', () => {
         ],
       })
 
-      expect(sql).toBe('INSERT INTO `user` (id,name) VALUES (1, NULL);\n')
+      expect(sql).toBe('INSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `name`) VALUES (1, NULL);\n')
     })
     it('handles RawSQL values', () => {
       const sql = sqlForRecipeBundle({
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('sql-generator', () => {
         ],
       })
 
-      expect(sql).toBe('INSERT INTO `user` (id,name,created) VALUES (1, NULL, CURDATE());\n')
+      expect(sql).toBe('INSERT INTO `user` (`id`, `name`, `created`) VALUES (1, NULL, CURDATE());\n')
     })
   })