diff --git a/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/runner.dart b/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/runner.dart
index 8286ffd3..c06ca06c 100644
--- a/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/runner.dart
+++ b/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/runner.dart
@@ -34,13 +34,11 @@ class MySqlMigrationRunner implements MigrationRunner {
     }
 
     if (!_connected) {
-      //connection = await MySQLConnection.connect(settings);
-      await connection.connect();
       _connected = true;
     }
 
     await connection.execute('''
-    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "migrations" (
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS migrations (
       id serial,
       batch integer,
       path varchar(255),
@@ -76,18 +74,19 @@ class MySqlMigrationRunner implements MigrationRunner {
         var schema = MySqlSchema();
         migration.up(schema);
         _log.info('Added "$k" into "migrations" table.');
-        await schema.run(connection).then((_) {
-          return connection.transactional((ctx) async {
-            var result = await ctx.execute(
-                "INSERT INTO MIGRATIONS (batch, path) VALUES ($batch, '$k')");
-
-            return result.affectedRows;
+        await schema.run(connection).then((_) async {
+          var result = await connection
+              .execute(
+                  "INSERT INTO MIGRATIONS (batch, path) VALUES ($batch, '$k')")
+              .catchError((e) {
+            _log.severe('Failed to insert into "migrations" table.', e);
           });
-          //return connection.execute(
-          //    'INSERT INTO MIGRATIONS (batch, path) VALUES ($batch, \'$k\');');
-        }).catchError((e) {
-          _log.severe('Failed to insert into "migrations" table.');
+
+          return result.affectedRows.toInt();
         });
+        //return connection.execute(
+        //    'INSERT INTO MIGRATIONS (batch, path) VALUES ($batch, \'$k\');');
+
       }
     } else {
       _log.warning('Nothing to add into "migrations" table.');
diff --git a/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/schema.dart b/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/schema.dart
index 1bef967f..e2143b9c 100644
--- a/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/schema.dart
+++ b/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/schema.dart
@@ -17,15 +17,18 @@ class MySqlSchema extends Schema {
 
   Future<int> run(MySQLConnection connection) async {
     //return connection.execute(compile());
-    var result = await connection.transactional((ctx) async {
+    int affectedRows = 0;
+    await connection.transactional((ctx) async {
       var sql = compile();
       var result = await ctx.execute(sql).catchError((e) {
         _log.severe('Failed to run query: [ $sql ]', e);
       });
-      return result.affectedRows.toInt();
+      affectedRows = result.affectedRows.toInt();
+    }).catchError((e) {
+      _log.severe('Failed to run query in a transaction', e);
     });
 
-    return result;
+    return affectedRows;
   }
 
   String compile() => _buf.toString();
@@ -41,14 +44,14 @@ class MySqlSchema extends Schema {
   @override
   void drop(String tableName, {bool cascade = false}) {
     var c = cascade == true ? ' CASCADE' : '';
-    _writeln('DROP TABLE "$tableName"$c;');
+    _writeln('DROP TABLE $tableName$c;');
   }
 
   @override
   void alter(String tableName, void Function(MutableTable table) callback) {
     var tbl = MysqlAlterTable(tableName);
     callback(tbl);
-    _writeln('ALTER TABLE "$tableName"');
+    _writeln('ALTER TABLE $tableName');
     tbl.compile(_buf, _indent + 1);
     _buf.write(';');
   }
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class MySqlSchema extends Schema {
     var op = ifNotExists ? ' IF NOT EXISTS' : '';
     var tbl = MysqlTable();
     callback(tbl);
-    _writeln('CREATE TABLE$op "$tableName" (');
+    _writeln('CREATE TABLE$op $tableName (');
     tbl.compile(_buf, _indent + 1);
     _buf.writeln();
     _writeln(');');
diff --git a/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/table.dart b/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/table.dart
index 402a21e0..22b86ea2 100644
--- a/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/table.dart
+++ b/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/table.dart
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ abstract class MySqlGenerator {
   }
 
   static String compileReference(MigrationColumnReference ref) {
-    var buf =
-        StringBuffer('REFERENCES "${ref.foreignTable}"("${ref.foreignKey}")');
+    var buf = StringBuffer('REFERENCES ${ref.foreignTable}(${ref.foreignKey})');
     if (ref.behavior != null) buf.write(' ' + ref.behavior!);
     return buf.toString();
   }
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ class MysqlTable extends Table {
         buf.write('  ');
       }
 
-      buf.write('"$name" $col');
+      buf.write('$name $col');
     });
   }
 }
@@ -122,14 +121,14 @@ class MysqlAlterTable extends Table implements MutableTable {
         buf.write('  ');
       }
 
-      buf.write('ADD COLUMN "$name" $col');
+      buf.write('ADD COLUMN $name $col');
     });
   }
 
   @override
   MigrationColumn declareColumn(String name, Column column) {
     if (_columns.containsKey(name)) {
-      throw StateError('Cannot redeclare column "$name".');
+      throw StateError('Cannot redeclare column $name.');
     }
     var col = MigrationColumn.from(column);
     _columns[name] = col;
@@ -138,32 +137,32 @@ class MysqlAlterTable extends Table implements MutableTable {
 
   @override
   void dropNotNull(String name) {
-    _stack.add('ALTER COLUMN "$name" DROP NOT NULL');
+    _stack.add('ALTER COLUMN $name DROP NOT NULL');
   }
 
   @override
   void setNotNull(String name) {
-    _stack.add('ALTER COLUMN "$name" SET NOT NULL');
+    _stack.add('ALTER COLUMN $name SET NOT NULL');
   }
 
   @override
   void changeColumnType(String name, ColumnType type, {int length = 256}) {
-    _stack.add('ALTER COLUMN "$name" TYPE ' +
+    _stack.add('ALTER COLUMN $name TYPE ' +
         MySqlGenerator.columnType(MigrationColumn(type, length: length)));
   }
 
   @override
   void renameColumn(String name, String newName) {
-    _stack.add('RENAME COLUMN "$name" TO "$newName"');
+    _stack.add('RENAME COLUMN $name TO $newName');
   }
 
   @override
   void dropColumn(String name) {
-    _stack.add('DROP COLUMN "$name"');
+    _stack.add('DROP COLUMN $name');
   }
 
   @override
   void rename(String newName) {
-    _stack.add('RENAME TO "$newName"');
+    _stack.add('RENAME TO $newName');
   }
 }