diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/infra/offline_stores/bigquery.py b/sdk/python/feast/infra/offline_stores/bigquery.py
index 86c587c7fd..10c8aa783f 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/infra/offline_stores/bigquery.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/infra/offline_stores/bigquery.py
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def to_bigquery(
                 temp_dest_table = f"{tmp_dest['projectId']}.{tmp_dest['datasetId']}.{tmp_dest['tableId']}"
 
                 # persist temp table
-                sql = f"CREATE TABLE `{dest}` AS SELECT * FROM {temp_dest_table}"
+                sql = f"CREATE TABLE `{dest}` AS SELECT * FROM `{temp_dest_table}`"
                 self._execute_query(sql, timeout=timeout)
 
             print(f"Done writing to '{dest}'.")