diff --git a/src/Query/Concerns/CompilesColumns.php b/src/Query/Concerns/CompilesColumns.php
index 0340ba3..8270da8 100644
--- a/src/Query/Concerns/CompilesColumns.php
+++ b/src/Query/Concerns/CompilesColumns.php
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ protected function determineReturnValues(IlluminateQueryBuilder $query, $returnA
         // Aggregate functions only return the aggregate, so we can clear out everything else.
         if ($query->aggregate !== null) {
             $returnDocs = [];
-            $returnAttributes = ['`aggregate`' => 'aggregateResult'];
+            $returnAttributes = ['aggregate' => 'aggregateResult'];
         }
 
         // Return a single value for certain subqueries
diff --git a/src/Query/Concerns/HandlesAqlGrammar.php b/src/Query/Concerns/HandlesAqlGrammar.php
index cd4c88d..eaffee8 100644
--- a/src/Query/Concerns/HandlesAqlGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Query/Concerns/HandlesAqlGrammar.php
@@ -181,6 +181,21 @@ protected function wrapValue($value)
         return '`' . str_replace('`', '``', $value) . '`' . $postfix;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Wrap a single string in keyword identifiers.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $value
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function wrapAttribute($value)
+    {
+        if (!is_string($value)) {
+            return $value;
+        }
+        return '`' . str_replace('`', '``', $value) . '`';
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Wrap a subquery single string in braces.
      */
@@ -196,7 +211,7 @@ public function wrapSubquery(string $subquery): string
     public function generateAqlObject(array $data): string
     {
         $data = Arr::undot($data);
-
+ray($this->generateAqlObjectString($data));
         return $this->generateAqlObjectString($data);
     }
 
@@ -207,7 +222,7 @@ public function generateAqlObject(array $data): string
     protected function generateAqlObjectString(array $data): string
     {
         foreach($data as $key => $value) {
-            $prefix = $key . ': ';
+            $prefix = $this->wrapAttribute($key) . ': ';
 
             if (is_numeric($key)) {
                 $prefix = '';
diff --git a/tests/Query/GrammarTest.php b/tests/Query/GrammarTest.php
index b997356..644e928 100644
--- a/tests/Query/GrammarTest.php
+++ b/tests/Query/GrammarTest.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         ->from('users');
 
     $this->assertSame(
-        'FOR userDoc IN users RETURN {id: `userDoc`.`_key`, _id: `userDoc`.`_id`, email: `userDoc`.`email`}',
+        'FOR userDoc IN users RETURN {`id`: `userDoc`.`_key`, `_id`: `userDoc`.`_id`, `email`: `userDoc`.`email`}',
         $builder->toSql(),
     );
 });
diff --git a/tests/Query/GroupingTest.php b/tests/Query/GroupingTest.php
index 0dd0dcc..e39ce89 100644
--- a/tests/Query/GroupingTest.php
+++ b/tests/Query/GroupingTest.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     $this->assertSame(
         'FOR characterDoc IN characters COLLECT surname = `characterDoc`.`surname`'
         . ' FILTER `surname` LIKE "Lannister"'
-        . ' RETURN {surname: `surname`}',
+        . ' RETURN {`surname`: `surname`}',
         $query->toSql(),
     );
 
diff --git a/tests/Query/IdKeyConversionTest.php b/tests/Query/IdKeyConversionTest.php
index 3bf009a..c659147 100644
--- a/tests/Query/IdKeyConversionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Query/IdKeyConversionTest.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     $builder = $builder->select('id')->from('users');
 
     $this->assertSame(
-        'FOR userDoc IN users RETURN {id: `userDoc`.`_key`}',
+        'FOR userDoc IN users RETURN {`id`: `userDoc`.`_key`}',
         $builder->toSql(),
     );
 });
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     $result = $query->first();
 
     $this->assertSame(
-        'FOR characterDoc IN characters LIMIT 1 RETURN {id: `characterDoc`.`_key`, name: `characterDoc`.`name`}',
+        'FOR characterDoc IN characters LIMIT 1 RETURN {`id`: `characterDoc`.`_key`, `name`: `characterDoc`.`name`}',
         $query->toSql(),
     );
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     $result = $query->first();
 
     $this->assertSame(
-        'FOR characterDoc IN characters LIMIT 1 RETURN {i: `characterDoc`.`_key`, name: `characterDoc`.`name`}',
+        'FOR characterDoc IN characters LIMIT 1 RETURN {`i`: `characterDoc`.`_key`, `name`: `characterDoc`.`name`}',
         $query->toSql(),
     );
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     $result = $query->first();
 
     $this->assertSame(
-        'FOR characterDoc IN characters LIMIT 1 RETURN {id: `characterDoc`.`_key`, i: `characterDoc`.`_key`, name: `characterDoc`.`name`}',
+        'FOR characterDoc IN characters LIMIT 1 RETURN {`id`: `characterDoc`.`_key`, `i`: `characterDoc`.`_key`, `name`: `characterDoc`.`name`}',
         $query->toSql(),
     );
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     $result = $query->first();
 
     $this->assertSame(
-        'FOR characterDoc IN characters LIMIT 1 RETURN {i: `characterDoc`.`_key`, i2: `characterDoc`.`_key`, name: `characterDoc`.`name`}',
+        'FOR characterDoc IN characters LIMIT 1 RETURN {`i`: `characterDoc`.`_key`, `i2`: `characterDoc`.`_key`, `name`: `characterDoc`.`name`}',
         $query->toSql(),
     );
 
diff --git a/tests/Query/SelectTest.php b/tests/Query/SelectTest.php
index 731d0d8..89d51af 100644
--- a/tests/Query/SelectTest.php
+++ b/tests/Query/SelectTest.php
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
     expect($query->toSql())
         ->toBe(
             "FOR houseDoc IN houses "
-            . "OPTIONS {indexHint: @{$queryId}_fromOptions_1, forceIndexHint: @{$queryId}_fromOptions_2} "
+            . "OPTIONS {`indexHint`: @{$queryId}_fromOptions_1, `forceIndexHint`: @{$queryId}_fromOptions_2} "
             . "FILTER `houseDoc`.`en`.`description` LIKE @{$queryId}_where_1 RETURN houseDoc",
         );
 
diff --git a/tests/Query/SetTest.php b/tests/Query/SetTest.php
index 94e5e7c..42089e3 100644
--- a/tests/Query/SetTest.php
+++ b/tests/Query/SetTest.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         ->set('y', [1,2,3,4,5], VariablePosition::postIterations);
 
     $this->assertSame(
-        'FOR characterDoc IN characters LET y = @' . $query->getQueryId() . '_postIterationVariables_1 RETURN MERGE(characterDoc, {yColumn: `y`})',
+        'FOR characterDoc IN characters LET y = @' . $query->getQueryId() . '_postIterationVariables_1 RETURN MERGE(characterDoc, {`yColumn`: `y`})',
         $query->toSql(),
     );