Index: Rakefile
===================================================================
--- Rakefile	(revision 312)
+++ Rakefile	(working copy)
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 rescue LoadError 
 end
 
+Rake::TestTask.new('test') do |t|
+  t.pattern = 'test/*_test.rb'
+end
+
 desc 'Default: run unit tests.'
 task :default => :test
 
Index: lib/ambition/processor.rb
===================================================================
--- lib/ambition/processor.rb	(revision 312)
+++ lib/ambition/processor.rb	(working copy)
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
     attr_reader :key, :join_string, :prefix, :includes
 
+    delegate :quote_column_name, :to => :connection
 
     def initialize
       super()
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@
       else ActiveRecord::Base.connection.quote(value) rescue quote(value)
       end
     end
+    
+    def quote_column_name(value)
+      ActiveRecord::Base.connection.quote_column_name(value) rescue "`#{value}`"
+    end
 
     def extract_includes(receiver, method)
       return unless receiver.first == :call && receiver[1].last == @receiver
Index: lib/ambition/where.rb
===================================================================
--- lib/ambition/where.rb	(revision 312)
+++ lib/ambition/where.rb	(working copy)
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
       when '!~'
         "#{process(receiver)} NOT LIKE #{process(other)}"
       else
-        extract_includes(receiver, method) || "#{process(receiver)}.`#{method}` #{process(other)}"
+        extract_includes(receiver, method) || "#{process(receiver)}.#{quote_column_name(method)} #{process(other)}"
       end
     end
   end