diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index d20e3a303..130ffda1c 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 ## Changelog
 
+### 4.4.1
+
+- Bugfix: Removed reliance on MySQL-specific backticks in queries
+- Bugfix: New validateArray method in Laravel core Validator class was messing with custom version in Administrator's Validator
+- Bugfix: In relationship where clauses, there would be issues with values defined on the pivot table
+
 ### 4.4.0
 - You can now provide custom actions to a "global_actions" option in model configs. These actions are passed the current filtered query object and can be used to perform table-wide actions.
 - There is now a query_filter option for model configs that lets you filter a model's results query before it's constructed
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index d1560c038..b24076969 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Administrator is a database interface package for the Laravel PHP framework. Adm
 
 - **Author:** Jan Hartigan
 - **Website:** [http://frozennode.com](http://frozennode.com)
-- **Version:** 4.4.0
+- **Version:** 4.4.1
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/FrozenNode/Laravel-Administrator.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/FrozenNode/Laravel-Administrator)
 
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ Administrator is released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for detail
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### 4.4.1
+
+- Bugfix: Removed reliance on MySQL-specific backticks in queries
+- Bugfix: New validateArray method in Laravel core Validator class was messing with custom version in Administrator's Validator
+- Bugfix: In relationship where clauses, there would be issues with values defined on the pivot table
+
 ### 4.4.0
 - You can now provide custom actions to a "global_actions" option in model configs. These actions are passed the current filtered query object and can be used to perform table-wide actions.
 - There is now a query_filter option for model configs that lets you filter a model's results query before it's constructed
diff --git a/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Column.php b/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Column.php
index 7077cf6a0..2f4b6ed18 100644
--- a/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Column.php
+++ b/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Column.php
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public function filterQuery(&$selects)
 	{
 		if ($select = $this->getOption('select'))
 		{
-			$selects[] = $this->db->raw($select . ' AS `' . $this->getOption('column_name') . '`');
+			$selects[] = $this->db->raw($select . ' AS ' . $this->db->getQueryGrammar()->wrap($this->getOption('column_name')));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/BelongsTo.php b/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/BelongsTo.php
index cd33cd1cd..fc0dc413b 100644
--- a/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/BelongsTo.php
+++ b/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/BelongsTo.php
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public function filterQuery(&$selects)
 
 		$selects[] = $this->db->raw("(SELECT " . $this->getOption('select') . "
 										FROM " . $from_table." AS " . $field_table . ' ' . $joins . "
-										WHERE " . $where . ") AS `" . $columnName . "`");
+										WHERE " . $where . ") AS " . $this->db->getQueryGrammar()->wrap($columnName));
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/BelongsToMany.php b/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/BelongsToMany.php
index 22224fa90..dc15dcca6 100644
--- a/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/BelongsToMany.php
+++ b/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/BelongsToMany.php
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ public function filterQuery(&$selects)
 				.' LEFT JOIN '.$other_table.' AS '.$other_alias.' ON '.$other_alias.'.'.$other_key.' = '.$int_alias.'.'.$column2;
 
 		//grab the existing where clauses that the user may have set on the relationship
-		$relationshipWheres = $this->getRelationshipWheres($relationship, $other_alias);
+		$relationshipWheres = $this->getRelationshipWheres($relationship, $other_alias, $int_alias);
 
 		$where = $this->tablePrefix . $model->getTable() . '.' . $model->getKeyName() . ' = ' . $int_alias . '.' . $column1
 					. ($relationshipWheres ? ' AND ' . $relationshipWheres : '');
 
 		$selects[] = $this->db->raw("(SELECT " . $this->getOption('select') . "
 										FROM " . $from_table." AS " . $field_table . ' ' . $joins . "
-										WHERE " . $where . ") AS `" . $columnName . "`");
+										WHERE " . $where . ") AS " . $this->db->getQueryGrammar()->wrap($columnName));
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/HasOneOrMany.php b/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/HasOneOrMany.php
index 29ef5c234..d5219e85f 100644
--- a/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/HasOneOrMany.php
+++ b/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/HasOneOrMany.php
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ public function filterQuery(&$selects)
 
 		$selects[] = $this->db->raw("(SELECT " . $this->getOption('select') . "
 										FROM " . $from_table." AS " . $field_table . ' ' . $joins . "
-										WHERE " . $where . ") AS `" . $columnName . "`");
+										WHERE " . $where . ") AS " . $this->db->getQueryGrammar()->wrap($columnName));
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/Relationship.php b/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/Relationship.php
index 21281a683..1c01de2e9 100644
--- a/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/Relationship.php
+++ b/src/Frozennode/Administrator/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/Relationship.php
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ public function getIncludedColumn()
 	 *
 	 * @param Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\Relation		$relationship
 	 * @param string												$tableAlias
+	 * @param string												$pivotAlias
 	 *
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	public function getRelationshipWheres($relationship, $tableAlias)
+	public function getRelationshipWheres($relationship, $tableAlias, $pivotAlias = null)
 	{
 		//get the query instance
 		$query = $relationship->getQuery()->getQuery();
@@ -94,7 +95,17 @@ public function getRelationshipWheres($relationship, $tableAlias)
 		//iterate over the wheres to properly alias the columns
 		foreach ($query->wheres as &$where)
 		{
-			$where['column'] = $tableAlias . '.' . $where['column'];
+			//split the $where column on '.' which indicates that the clause is for a pivot table
+			$split = explode('.', $where['column']);
+
+			if (isset($split[1]))
+			{
+				$where['column'] = $pivotAlias . '.' . $split[1];
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$where['column'] = $tableAlias . '.' . $where['column'];
+			}
 		}
 
 		$sql = $query->toSql();
diff --git a/src/Frozennode/Administrator/Validator.php b/src/Frozennode/Administrator/Validator.php
index 994e45c3a..db6e05bb7 100644
--- a/src/Frozennode/Administrator/Validator.php
+++ b/src/Frozennode/Administrator/Validator.php
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public function validateDirectory($attribute, $value, $parameters)
 	/**
 	 * Validates that an item is an array
 	 */
-	public function validateArray($attribute, $value, $parameters)
+	public function validateArray($attribute, $value)
 	{
 		return is_array($value);
 	}
diff --git a/tests/DataTable/Columns/ColumnTest.php b/tests/DataTable/Columns/ColumnTest.php
index 4c9f8bca3..951c7b1a8 100644
--- a/tests/DataTable/Columns/ColumnTest.php
+++ b/tests/DataTable/Columns/ColumnTest.php
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ public function testBuild()
 	public function testFilterQueryAddsSelect()
 	{
 		$this->column->shouldReceive('getOption')->twice()->andReturn('foo');
-		$this->db->shouldReceive('raw')->once()->andReturn('foo');
+		$grammar = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Query\Grammars');
+		$grammar->shouldReceive('wrap')->once()->andReturn('');
+		$this->db->shouldReceive('raw')->once()->andReturn('foo')
+					->shouldReceive('getQueryGrammar')->once()->andReturn($grammar);
 		$selects = array();
 		$this->column->filterQuery($selects);
 		$this->assertEquals($selects, array('foo'));
@@ -96,6 +99,8 @@ public function testFilterQueryAddsSelect()
 	public function testFilterQueryDoesntAddSelect()
 	{
 		$this->column->shouldReceive('getOption')->once();
+		$this->db->shouldReceive('raw')->never()
+					->shouldReceive('getQueryGrammar')->never();
 		$selects = array();
 		$this->column->filterQuery($selects);
 		$this->assertEquals($selects, array());
diff --git a/tests/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/HasOneOrManyTest.php b/tests/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/HasOneOrManyTest.php
index b7c2d0b7c..ffe8cfdf5 100644
--- a/tests/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/HasOneOrManyTest.php
+++ b/tests/DataTable/Columns/Relationships/HasOneOrManyTest.php
@@ -59,10 +59,13 @@ public function testFilterQuery()
 	{
 		$relationship = m::mock(array('getPlainForeignKey' => '', 'getRelated' => m::mock(array('getTable' => 'table'))));
 		$model = m::mock(array('getTable' => 'table', 'getKeyName' => '', 'method' => $relationship));
+		$grammar = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Query\Grammars');
+		$grammar->shouldReceive('wrap')->once()->andReturn('');
 		$this->config->shouldReceive('getDataModel')->once()->andReturn($model);
 		$this->column->shouldReceive('getOption')->times(3)->andReturn('column_name', 'method', 'select')
 						->shouldReceive('getRelationshipWheres')->once()->andReturn('');
-		$this->db->shouldReceive('raw')->once()->andReturn('foo');
+		$this->db->shouldReceive('raw')->once()->andReturn('foo')
+					->shouldReceive('getQueryGrammar')->once()->andReturn($grammar);
 		$selects = array();
 		$this->column->filterQuery($selects);
 		$this->assertEquals($selects, array('foo'));