diff --git a/sqlserver/datadog_checks/sqlserver/const.py b/sqlserver/datadog_checks/sqlserver/const.py
index 1d939b20598d6..8b4a70ff1e6d0 100644
--- a/sqlserver/datadog_checks/sqlserver/const.py
+++ b/sqlserver/datadog_checks/sqlserver/const.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 ]
 
 DATABASE_SERVICE_CHECK_QUERY = """SELECT 1;"""
-SWITCH_DB_STATEMENT = """USE {};"""
+SWITCH_DB_STATEMENT = """USE [{}];"""
 
 VALID_METRIC_TYPES = ('gauge', 'rate', 'histogram')