diff --git a/lib/rebel/sql.rb b/lib/rebel/sql.rb
index d0680b8..6ea99f7 100644
--- a/lib/rebel/sql.rb
+++ b/lib/rebel/sql.rb
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ module Rebel
     def name(name = nil)
       super() if name.nil? # workaround for pry and introspection
       return name if name.is_a?(Raw)
-      return raw('*') if name == '*'
+      return raw('*') if name == :*
 
       raw(name.to_s.split('.').map { |e| "#{@identifier_quote}#{e}#{@identifier_quote}" }.join('.'))
     end
diff --git a/test/test_exec.rb b/test/test_exec.rb
index cf7c18c..f9cb146 100644
--- a/test/test_exec.rb
+++ b/test/test_exec.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ class TestExec < Minitest::Test
   def test_select
     create_table :foo, id: 'INT', col: 'VARCHAR(255)'
     insert_into :foo, id: 1, col: 'whatevs'
-    assert_equal(select('*', from: :foo), [[1, 'whatevs']])
+    assert_equal(select(:*, from: :foo), [[1, 'whatevs']])
   end
 end