diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Connectors/PostgresConnector.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Connectors/PostgresConnector.php
index 14b0f441ec1a..d725d72be175 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Connectors/PostgresConnector.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Connectors/PostgresConnector.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public function connect(array $config)
 		{
 			$schema = $config['schema'];
 
-			$connection->prepare("set search_path to {$schema}")->execute();
+			$connection->prepare("set search_path to \"{$schema}\"")->execute();
 		}
 
 		return $connection;
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseConnectorTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseConnectorTest.php
index 8a8162e128a2..38b330a300c9 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseConnectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseConnectorTest.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public function testPostgresSearchPathIsSet()
 		$connector->expects($this->once())->method('getOptions')->with($this->equalTo($config))->will($this->returnValue(array('options')));
 		$connector->expects($this->once())->method('createConnection')->with($this->equalTo($dsn), $this->equalTo($config), $this->equalTo(array('options')))->will($this->returnValue($connection));
 		$connection->shouldReceive('prepare')->once()->with('set names \'utf8\'')->andReturn($connection);
-		$connection->shouldReceive('prepare')->once()->with("set search_path to public")->andReturn($connection);
+		$connection->shouldReceive('prepare')->once()->with('set search_path to "public"')->andReturn($connection);
 		$connection->shouldReceive('execute')->twice();
 		$result = $connector->connect($config);