diff --git a/sqlite_utils/db.py b/sqlite_utils/db.py
index 7a06304..c835fbd 100644
--- a/sqlite_utils/db.py
+++ b/sqlite_utils/db.py
@@ -2212,24 +2212,26 @@ class Table(Queryable):
 
     def detect_fts(self) -> Optional[str]:
         "Detect if table has a corresponding FTS virtual table and return it"
-        sql = (
-            textwrap.dedent(
-                """
+        sql = textwrap.dedent(
+            """
             SELECT name FROM sqlite_master
                 WHERE rootpage = 0
                 AND (
-                    sql LIKE '%VIRTUAL TABLE%USING FTS%content=%{table}%'
+                    sql LIKE :like
+                    OR sql LIKE :like2
                     OR (
-                        tbl_name = "{table}"
+                        tbl_name = :table
                         AND sql LIKE '%VIRTUAL TABLE%USING FTS%'
                     )
                 )
         """
-            )
-            .strip()
-            .format(table=self.name)
-        )
-        rows = self.db.execute(sql).fetchall()
+        ).strip()
+        args = {
+            "like": "%VIRTUAL TABLE%USING FTS%content=[{}]%".format(self.name),
+            "like2": '%VIRTUAL TABLE%USING FTS%content="{}"%'.format(self.name),
+            "table": self.name,
+        }
+        rows = self.db.execute(sql, args).fetchall()
         if len(rows) == 0:
             return None
         else:
diff --git a/tests/test_introspect.py b/tests/test_introspect.py
index 28a5009..fe9542b 100644
--- a/tests/test_introspect.py
+++ b/tests/test_introspect.py
@@ -36,6 +36,23 @@ def test_detect_fts(existing_db):
     assert existing_db["foo"].detect_fts() is None
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("reverse_order", (True, False))
+def test_detect_fts_similar_tables(fresh_db, reverse_order):
+    # https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/434
+    table1, table2 = ("demo", "demo2")
+    if reverse_order:
+        table1, table2 = table2, table1
+
+    fresh_db[table1].insert({"title": "Hello"}).enable_fts(
+        ["title"], fts_version="FTS4"
+    )
+    fresh_db[table2].insert({"title": "Hello"}).enable_fts(
+        ["title"], fts_version="FTS4"
+    )
+    assert fresh_db[table1].detect_fts() == "{}_fts".format(table1)
+    assert fresh_db[table2].detect_fts() == "{}_fts".format(table2)
+
+
 def test_tables(existing_db):
     assert 1 == len(existing_db.tables)
     assert "foo" == existing_db.tables[0].name
diff --git a/tests/test_tracer.py b/tests/test_tracer.py
index 618d1e6..2d76c74 100644
--- a/tests/test_tracer.py
+++ b/tests/test_tracer.py
@@ -54,14 +54,19 @@ def test_with_tracer():
                 "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master\n"
                 "    WHERE rootpage = 0\n"
                 "    AND (\n"
-                "        sql LIKE '%VIRTUAL TABLE%USING FTS%content=%dogs%'\n"
+                "        sql LIKE :like\n"
+                "        OR sql LIKE :like2\n"
                 "        OR (\n"
-                '            tbl_name = "dogs"\n'
+                "            tbl_name = :table\n"
                 "            AND sql LIKE '%VIRTUAL TABLE%USING FTS%'\n"
                 "        )\n"
-                "    )"
-            ),
-            None,
+                "    )",
+                {
+                    "like": "%VIRTUAL TABLE%USING FTS%content=[dogs]%",
+                    "like2": '%VIRTUAL TABLE%USING FTS%content="dogs"%',
+                    "table": "dogs",
+                },
+            )
         ),
         ("select name from sqlite_master where type = 'view'", None),
         ("select sql from sqlite_master where name = ?", ("dogs_fts",)),