diff --git a/integration-tests/tests/unit/model_b_references_a.sql b/integration-tests/tests/unit/model_b_references_a.sql
index 963b3e5..6eba84e 100644
--- a/integration-tests/tests/unit/model_b_references_a.sql
+++ b/integration-tests/tests/unit/model_b_references_a.sql
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 UNION ALL
 
 {% call test_condition_on_model_query('model_b_references_a', "should quote CTE", {}, 
-                                       assert_should_contain, dbt_unit_testing.quote_identifier("model_a")) %}
+                                       assert_should_contain, dbt_unit_testing.quote_identifier("DBT_CTE__model_a")) %}
   {% call dbt_unit_testing.mock_ref ('model_a') %}
     select 1 as id
   {% endcall %}
diff --git a/macros/sql_builders.sql b/macros/sql_builders.sql
index 90f261d..56321ab 100644
--- a/macros/sql_builders.sql
+++ b/macros/sql_builders.sql
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 {% macro ref_cte_name(node) %}
   {% set node = dbt_unit_testing.model_node(node) %}
-  {% set parts = [node.name] %}
+  {% set parts = ["DBT_CTE", node.name] %}
   {% if node.package_name != model.package_name %}
     {% set parts = [node.package_name] + parts %}
   {% endif %}