diff --git a/go/logic/inspect.go b/go/logic/inspect.go
index 3d101c0..584c56b 100644
--- a/go/logic/inspect.go
+++ b/go/logic/inspect.go
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ func (this *Inspector) CountTableRows() error {
 
 	this.migrationContext.Log.Infof("As instructed, I'm issuing a SELECT COUNT(*) on the table. This may take a while")
 
-	query := fmt.Sprintf(`select /* gh-ost */ count(*) as 'rows' from %s.%s`, sql.EscapeName(this.migrationContext.DatabaseName), sql.EscapeName(this.migrationContext.OriginalTableName))
+	query := fmt.Sprintf(`select /* gh-ost */ count(*) as count_rows from %s.%s`, sql.EscapeName(this.migrationContext.DatabaseName), sql.EscapeName(this.migrationContext.OriginalTableName))
 	var rowsEstimate int64
 	if err := this.db.QueryRow(query).Scan(&rowsEstimate); err != nil {
 		return err