diff --git a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/databricks/managed_table_dataset.py b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/databricks/managed_table_dataset.py
index 7d0490d45..5b9e83e57 100644
--- a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/databricks/managed_table_dataset.py
+++ b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/databricks/managed_table_dataset.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from functools import partial
 from operator import attrgetter
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 import pandas as pd
 from cachetools import Cache, cachedmethod
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def _exists(self) -> bool:
         """
         if self._table.catalog:
             try:
-                self._get_spark().sql(f"USE CATALOG {self._table.catalog}")
+                self._get_spark().sql(f"USE CATALOG `{self._table.catalog}`")
             except (ParseException, AnalysisException) as exc:
                 logger.warning(
                     "catalog %s not found or unity not enabled. Error message: %s",
diff --git a/kedro-datasets/tests/databricks/test_managed_table_dataset.py b/kedro-datasets/tests/databricks/test_managed_table_dataset.py
index 000aa8d6e..fbdbaaebc 100644
--- a/kedro-datasets/tests/databricks/test_managed_table_dataset.py
+++ b/kedro-datasets/tests/databricks/test_managed_table_dataset.py
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ def test_full_table(self):
         unity_ds = ManagedTableDataSet(catalog="test", database="test", table="test")
         assert unity_ds._table.full_table_location() == "`test`.`test`.`test`"
 
+        unity_ds = ManagedTableDataSet(
+            catalog="test-test", database="test", table="test"
+        )
+        assert unity_ds._table.full_table_location() == "`test-test`.`test`.`test`"
+
         unity_ds = ManagedTableDataSet(database="test", table="test")
         assert unity_ds._table.full_table_location() == "`test`.`test`"
 
@@ -192,7 +197,7 @@ def test_describe(self):
             "write_mode": "overwrite",
             "dataframe_type": "spark",
             "primary_key": None,
-            "version": None,
+            "version": "None",
             "owner_group": None,
             "partition_columns": None,
         }