diff --git a/base/bucket_n1ql_test.go b/base/bucket_n1ql_test.go
index 0c9f41808a..7fc9be4687 100644
--- a/base/bucket_n1ql_test.go
+++ b/base/bucket_n1ql_test.go
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func TestCreateAndDropIndex(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Requires bucket to be N1QLStore")
 	}
 
-	createExpression := SyncPropertyName + ".sequence"
+	createExpression := SyncPropertyName + ".`sequence`"
 	err := n1qlStore.CreateIndex(ctx, "testIndex_sequence", createExpression, "", testN1qlOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error creating index: %s", err)
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ func TestCreateDuplicateIndex(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Requires bucket to be N1QLStore")
 	}
 
-	createExpression := SyncPropertyName + ".sequence"
+	createExpression := SyncPropertyName + ".`sequence`"
 	err := n1qlStore.CreateIndex(ctx, "testIndexDuplicateSequence", createExpression, "", testN1qlOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error creating index: %s", err)
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func TestCreateAndDropIndexSpecialCharacters(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Requires bucket to be N1QLStore")
 	}
 
-	createExpression := SyncPropertyName + ".sequence"
+	createExpression := SyncPropertyName + ".`sequence`"
 	err := n1qlStore.CreateIndex(ctx, "testIndex-sequence", createExpression, "", testN1qlOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error creating index: %s", err)
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ func TestDeferredCreateIndex(t *testing.T) {
 		DeferBuild: true,
 	}
 
-	createExpression := SyncPropertyName + ".sequence"
+	createExpression := SyncPropertyName + ".`sequence`"
 	err := n1qlStore.CreateIndex(ctx, indexName, createExpression, "", deferN1qlOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error creating index: %s", err)
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ func TestBuildDeferredIndexes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Create a deferred and a non-deferred index
-	createExpression := SyncPropertyName + ".sequence"
+	createExpression := SyncPropertyName + ".`sequence`"
 	err := n1qlStore.CreateIndex(ctx, deferredIndexName, createExpression, "", deferN1qlOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error creating index: %s", err)
@@ -579,11 +579,8 @@ func TestCreateAndDropIndexErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Create index
-	createExpression = "_sync.sequence"
-	err = n1qlStore.CreateIndex(ctx, "testIndex_sequence", createExpression, "", testN1qlOptions)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Error creating index: %s", err)
-	}
+	createExpression = "_sync.`sequence`"
+	require.NoError(t, n1qlStore.CreateIndex(ctx, "testIndex_sequence", createExpression, "", testN1qlOptions))
 
 	// Attempt to recreate duplicate index
 	err = n1qlStore.CreateIndex(ctx, "testIndex_sequence", createExpression, "", testN1qlOptions)
diff --git a/db/indexes.go b/db/indexes.go
index 337201b0b6..02b019a4e2 100644
--- a/db/indexes.go
+++ b/db/indexes.go
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ var (
 	indexExpressions = map[SGIndexType]string{
 		IndexAccess:     "ALL (ARRAY (op.name) FOR op IN OBJECT_PAIRS($sync.access) END)",
 		IndexRoleAccess: "ALL (ARRAY (op.name) FOR op IN OBJECT_PAIRS($sync.role_access) END)",
-		IndexChannels: "ALL (ARRAY [op.name, LEAST($sync.sequence,op.val.seq), IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null), IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)] FOR op IN OBJECT_PAIRS($sync.channels) END), " +
-			"$sync.rev, $sync.sequence, $sync.flags",
-		IndexAllDocs:    "$sync.sequence, $sync.rev, $sync.flags, $sync.deleted",
+		IndexChannels: "ALL (ARRAY [op.name, LEAST($sync.`sequence`,op.val.seq), IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null), IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)] FOR op IN OBJECT_PAIRS($sync.channels) END), " +
+			"$sync.rev, $sync.`sequence`, $sync.flags",
+		IndexAllDocs:    "$sync.`sequence`, $sync.rev, $sync.flags, $sync.deleted",
 		IndexTombstones: "$sync.tombstoned_at",
 		IndexSyncDocs:   "META().id",
 		IndexUser:       "META().id, name, email, disabled",
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ var (
 			"USE INDEX ($idx) " +
 			"WHERE ANY op in OBJECT_PAIRS($relativesync.role_access) SATISFIES op.name = 'foo' end " +
 			"LIMIT 1",
-		IndexChannels: "SELECT  [op.name, LEAST($sync.sequence, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null), IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)][1] AS sequence " +
+		IndexChannels: "SELECT  [op.name, LEAST($sync.`sequence`, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null), IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)][1] AS `sequence` " +
 			"FROM %s AS %s " +
 			"USE INDEX ($idx) " +
 			"UNNEST OBJECT_PAIRS($relativesync.channels) AS op " +
-			"WHERE [op.name, LEAST($sync.sequence, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null), IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)]  BETWEEN  ['foo', 0] AND ['foo', 1] " +
-			"ORDER BY [op.name, LEAST($sync.sequence, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null),IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)] " +
+			"WHERE [op.name, LEAST($sync.`sequence`, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null), IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)]  BETWEEN  ['foo', 0] AND ['foo', 1] " +
+			"ORDER BY [op.name, LEAST($sync.`sequence`, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null),IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)] " +
 			"LIMIT 1",
 	}
 )
diff --git a/db/query.go b/db/query.go
index a2511d134a..28c9685cd2 100644
--- a/db/query.go
+++ b/db/query.go
@@ -99,19 +99,19 @@ const (
 var QueryChannels = SGQuery{
 	name: QueryTypeChannels,
 	statement: fmt.Sprintf(
-		"SELECT [op.name, LEAST($sync.sequence, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null),IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)][1] AS seq, "+
-			"[op.name, LEAST($sync.sequence, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null),IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)][2] AS rRev, "+
-			"[op.name, LEAST($sync.sequence, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null),IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)][3] AS rDel, "+
+		"SELECT [op.name, LEAST($sync.`sequence`, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null),IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)][1] AS seq, "+
+			"[op.name, LEAST($sync.`sequence`, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null),IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)][2] AS rRev, "+
+			"[op.name, LEAST($sync.`sequence`, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null),IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)][3] AS rDel, "+
 			"$sync.rev AS rev, "+
 			"$sync.flags AS flags, "+
 			"META(%s).id AS id "+
 			"FROM %s AS %s "+
 			"USE INDEX ($idx) "+
 			"UNNEST OBJECT_PAIRS($relativesync.channels) AS op "+
-			"WHERE ([op.name, LEAST($sync.sequence, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null),IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)]  "+
+			"WHERE ([op.name, LEAST($sync.`sequence`, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null),IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)]  "+
 			"BETWEEN  [$channelName, $startSeq] AND [$channelName, $endSeq]) "+
 			"%s"+
-			"ORDER BY [op.name, LEAST($sync.sequence, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null),IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)]",
+			"ORDER BY [op.name, LEAST($sync.`sequence`, op.val.seq),IFMISSING(op.val.rev,null),IFMISSING(op.val.del,null)]",
 		base.KeyspaceQueryAlias,
 		base.KeyspaceQueryToken, base.KeyspaceQueryAlias,
 		activeOnlyFilter),
@@ -121,15 +121,15 @@ var QueryChannels = SGQuery{
 var QueryStarChannel = SGQuery{
 	name: QueryTypeChannelsStar,
 	statement: fmt.Sprintf(
-		"SELECT $sync.sequence AS seq, "+
+		"SELECT $sync.`sequence` AS seq, "+
 			"$sync.rev AS rev, "+
 			"$sync.flags AS flags, "+
 			"META(%s).id AS id "+
 			"FROM %s AS %s "+
 			"USE INDEX ($idx) "+
-			"WHERE $sync.sequence >= $startSeq AND $sync.sequence < $endSeq "+
+			"WHERE $sync.`sequence` >= $startSeq AND $sync.`sequence` < $endSeq "+
 			"AND META().id NOT LIKE '%s' %s"+
-			"ORDER BY $sync.sequence",
+			"ORDER BY $sync.`sequence`",
 		base.KeyspaceQueryAlias,
 		base.KeyspaceQueryToken, base.KeyspaceQueryAlias,
 		SyncDocWildcard, activeOnlyFilter),
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ var QueryStarChannel = SGQuery{
 var QuerySequences = SGQuery{
 	name: QueryTypeSequences,
 	statement: fmt.Sprintf(
-		"SELECT $sync.sequence AS seq, "+
+		"SELECT $sync.`sequence` AS seq, "+
 			"$sync.rev AS rev, "+
 			"$sync.flags AS flags, "+
 			"META(%s).id AS id "+
 			"FROM %s AS %s "+
 			"USE INDEX($idx) "+
-			"WHERE $sync.sequence IN $inSequences "+
+			"WHERE $sync.`sequence` IN $inSequences "+
 			"AND META().id NOT LIKE '%s'",
 		base.KeyspaceQueryAlias,
 		base.KeyspaceQueryToken, base.KeyspaceQueryAlias,
@@ -338,11 +338,11 @@ var QueryAllDocs = SGQuery{
 	statement: fmt.Sprintf(
 		"SELECT META(%s).id as id, "+
 			"$sync.rev as r, "+
-			"$sync.sequence as s, "+
+			"$sync.`sequence` as s, "+
 			"$sync.channels as c "+
 			"FROM %s AS %s "+
 			"USE INDEX ($idx) "+
-			"WHERE $sync.sequence > 0 AND "+ // Required to use IndexAllDocs
+			"WHERE $sync.`sequence` > 0 AND "+ // Required to use IndexAllDocs
 			"META(%s).id NOT LIKE '%s' "+
 			"AND $sync IS NOT MISSING "+
 			"AND ($sync.flags IS MISSING OR BITTEST($sync.flags,1) = false)",
diff --git a/db/util_testing.go b/db/util_testing.go
index 94b2a802e2..337e52e6f4 100644
--- a/db/util_testing.go
+++ b/db/util_testing.go
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ func emptyAllDocsIndex(ctx context.Context, dataStore sgbucket.DataStore, tbp *b
 
 	// A stripped down version of db.Compact() that works on AllDocs instead of tombstones
 	statement := `SELECT META(ks).id AS id
-FROM ` + base.KeyspaceQueryToken + ` AS ks USE INDEX (sg_allDocs_x1)
-WHERE META(ks).xattrs._sync.sequence IS NOT MISSING
-    AND META(ks).id NOT LIKE '\\_sync:%'`
+FROM ` + base.KeyspaceQueryToken + ` AS ks USE INDEX (sg_allDocs_x1)`
+	statement += " WHERE META(ks).xattrs._sync.`sequence` IS NOT MISSING"
+	statement += ` AND META(ks).id NOT LIKE '\\_sync:%'`
 	results, err := n1qlStore.Query(ctx, statement, nil, base.RequestPlus, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
diff --git a/integration-test/start_server.sh b/integration-test/start_server.sh
index 3f0f2148d9..cc7c9dc101 100755
--- a/integration-test/start_server.sh
+++ b/integration-test/start_server.sh
@@ -58,11 +58,16 @@ docker stop ${SG_TEST_COUCHBASE_SERVER_DOCKER_NAME} || true
 docker rm ${SG_TEST_COUCHBASE_SERVER_DOCKER_NAME} || true
 # --volume: Makes and mounts a CBS folder for storing a CBCollect if needed
 
+# use dockerhub if no registry is specified, allows for pre-release images from alternative registries
+if [[ "${COUCHBASE_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME}" != *"/"* ]]; then
+    COUCHBASE_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME="couchbase/server:${COUCHBASE_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME}"
+fi
+
 if [ "${MULTI_NODE:-}" == "true" ]; then
     ${DOCKER_COMPOSE} up -d --force-recreate --renew-anon-volumes --remove-orphans
 else
     # single node
-    docker run --rm -d --name ${SG_TEST_COUCHBASE_SERVER_DOCKER_NAME} --volume "${WORKSPACE_ROOT}:/workspace" -p 8091-8096:8091-8096 -p 11207:11207 -p 11210:11210 -p 11211:11211 -p 18091-18094:18091-18094 "couchbase/server:${COUCHBASE_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME}"
+    docker run --rm -d --name ${SG_TEST_COUCHBASE_SERVER_DOCKER_NAME} --volume "${WORKSPACE_ROOT}:/workspace" -p 8091-8096:8091-8096 -p 11207:11207 -p 11210:11210 -p 11211:11211 -p 18091-18094:18091-18094 "${COUCHBASE_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME}"
 fi
 
 # Test to see if Couchbase Server is up