diff --git a/insights/insights/doctype/insights_table/insights_table.py b/insights/insights/doctype/insights_table/insights_table.py
index 2aab471cf..65a5aebc3 100644
--- a/insights/insights/doctype/insights_table/insights_table.py
+++ b/insights/insights/doctype/insights_table/insights_table.py
@@ -58,4 +58,7 @@ def update_column_type(self, column, newtype):
 
 
 def on_doctype_update():
-    frappe.db.add_index("Insights Table", ["data_source", "table"], "data_source_table_index")
+    fields = ["data_source", "table"]
+    if frappe.db.db_type == "mariadb":
+        fields = ["`data_source`", "`table`"]
+    frappe.db.add_index("Insights Table", fields, "data_source_table_index")