diff --git a/core/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py b/core/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
index d86ce6fc4e6..29c11cc1601 100644
--- a/core/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
+++ b/core/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
@@ -561,7 +561,9 @@ def list_relations(self, database, schema, model_name=None):
         information_schema = self.Relation.create(
             database=database,
             schema=schema,
-            model_name='').information_schema()
+            model_name='',
+            quote_policy=self.config.quoting
+        ).information_schema()
 
         # we can't build the relations cache because we don't have a
         # manifest so we can't run any operations.
diff --git a/core/dbt/adapters/sql/impl.py b/core/dbt/adapters/sql/impl.py
index 645d3e2f7d1..65a0344d606 100644
--- a/core/dbt/adapters/sql/impl.py
+++ b/core/dbt/adapters/sql/impl.py
@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ def list_schemas(self, database, model_name=None):
 
     def check_schema_exists(self, database, schema, model_name=None):
         information_schema = self.Relation.create(
-            database=database, schema=schema
+            database=database, schema=schema,
+            quote_policy=self.config.quoting
         ).information_schema()
 
         kwargs = {'information_schema': information_schema, 'schema': schema}