diff --git a/api/project.py b/api/project.py
index 495969b..2f882c7 100644
--- a/api/project.py
+++ b/api/project.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def delete_project(name: str) -> None:
     with pg.connect(conninfo="dbname=postgres host=127.0.0.1", autocommit=True) as conn:
         with conn.cursor() as cur:
             cur.execute(f"select pg_terminate_backend(pid) from pg_stat_activity where datname = '{name}'")
-            cur.execute(f"drop database {name}")
+            cur.execute(f'drop database "{name}"')
 
 
 def clean_project(excluded: list[str] = []) -> None:
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def clean_project(excluded: list[str] = []) -> None:
                 if project in _server_databases or project in excluded:
                     continue
                 cur.execute(f"select pg_terminate_backend(pid) from pg_stat_activity where datname = '{project}'")
-                cur.execute(f"drop database {project}")
+                cur.execute(f'drop database "{project}"')
 
 
 def open_project(name: str) -> None: