diff --git a/internal/management/controller/common.go b/internal/management/controller/common.go
index 0212ee2a70..c0d87aeb97 100644
--- a/internal/management/controller/common.go
+++ b/internal/management/controller/common.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"maps"
 	"slices"
 
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -95,13 +96,14 @@ func getClusterFromInstance(
 }
 
 func toPostgresParameters(parameters map[string]string) string {
-	keys := slices.Sorted(maps.Keys(parameters))
+	if len(parameters) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
 
 	b := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	for _, key := range keys {
-		// TODO(armru): should we sanitize the key?
+	for _, key := range slices.Sorted(maps.Keys(parameters)) {
 		// TODO(armru): any alternative to pg.QuoteLiteral?
-		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(b, "%s = %s, ", key, pq.QuoteLiteral(parameters[key]))
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(b, "%s = %s, ", pgx.Identifier{key}.Sanitize(), pq.QuoteLiteral(parameters[key]))
 	}
 
 	// pruning last 2 chars `, `
diff --git a/internal/management/controller/publication_controller_sql_test.go b/internal/management/controller/publication_controller_sql_test.go
index 1ede219832..ec1b2192f6 100644
--- a/internal/management/controller/publication_controller_sql_test.go
+++ b/internal/management/controller/publication_controller_sql_test.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ var _ = Describe("publication sql", func() {
 		}
 
 		sqls := toPublicationAlterSQL(obj)
-		Expect(sqls).To(ContainElement(`ALTER PUBLICATION "test_pub" SET (param1 = 'value1', param2 = 'value2')`))
+		Expect(sqls).To(ContainElement(`ALTER PUBLICATION "test_pub" SET ("param1" = 'value1', "param2" = 'value2')`))
 	})
 
 	It("returns empty SQL list when no alterations are needed", func() {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ var _ = Describe("publication sql", func() {
 
 		sqls := toPublicationCreateSQL(obj)
 		Expect(sqls).To(ContainElement(
-			`CREATE PUBLICATION "test_pub" FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA "public" WITH (param1 = 'value1', param2 = 'value2')`,
+			`CREATE PUBLICATION "test_pub" FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA "public" WITH ("param1" = 'value1', "param2" = 'value2')`,
 		))
 	})
 })
diff --git a/internal/management/controller/subscription_controller_sql_test.go b/internal/management/controller/subscription_controller_sql_test.go
index 0c1f663263..bd3bcd5049 100644
--- a/internal/management/controller/subscription_controller_sql_test.go
+++ b/internal/management/controller/subscription_controller_sql_test.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ var _ = Describe("subscription sql", func() {
 		sqls := toSubscriptionCreateSQL(obj, connString)
 		expectedElement := `CREATE SUBSCRIPTION "test_sub" ` +
 			`CONNECTION 'host=localhost user=test dbname=test' ` +
-			`PUBLICATION "test_pub" WITH (param1 = 'value1', param2 = 'value2')`
+			`PUBLICATION "test_pub" WITH ("param1" = 'value1', "param2" = 'value2')`
 		Expect(sqls).To(ContainElement(expectedElement))
 	})
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ var _ = Describe("subscription sql", func() {
 		sqls := toSubscriptionAlterSQL(obj, connString)
 		Expect(sqls).To(ContainElement(`ALTER SUBSCRIPTION "test_sub" SET PUBLICATION "test_pub"`))
 		Expect(sqls).To(ContainElement(`ALTER SUBSCRIPTION "test_sub" CONNECTION 'host=localhost user=test dbname=test'`))
-		Expect(sqls).To(ContainElement(`ALTER SUBSCRIPTION "test_sub" SET (param1 = 'value1', param2 = 'value2')`))
+		Expect(sqls).To(ContainElement(`ALTER SUBSCRIPTION "test_sub" SET ("param1" = 'value1', "param2" = 'value2')`))
 	})
 
 	It("returns correct SQL for altering subscription with no owner or parameters", func() {
diff --git a/internal/management/controller/subscription_controller_test.go b/internal/management/controller/subscription_controller_test.go
index c2d8b147bf..901ab93f61 100644
--- a/internal/management/controller/subscription_controller_test.go
+++ b/internal/management/controller/subscription_controller_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Conversion of PG parameters from map to string of key/value pa
 			"a": "1", "b": "2",
 		}
 		res := toPostgresParameters(m)
-		Expect(res).To(Equal(`a = '1', b = '2'`))
+		Expect(res).To(Equal(`"a" = '1', "b" = '2'`))
 	})
 })