diff --git a/dbt/adapters/firebolt/relation.py b/dbt/adapters/firebolt/relation.py
index d1c905593..07da3d171 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/firebolt/relation.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/firebolt/relation.py
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ def matches(
             if not self._is_exactish_match(k, v):
                 exact_match = False
 
-            if self.path.get_lowered_part(k) != v.lower():
-                approximate_match = False
+            if (
+                self.path.get_lowered_part(k).strip(self.quote_character) != 
+                v.lower().strip(self.quote_character)
+            ):
 
         if approximate_match and not exact_match:
             target = self.create(