diff --git a/source/libs/parser/src/parAstCreater.c b/source/libs/parser/src/parAstCreater.c
index 9ec4a19950..26361b53ec 100644
--- a/source/libs/parser/src/parAstCreater.c
+++ b/source/libs/parser/src/parAstCreater.c
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ static bool checkComment(SAstCreateContext* pCxt, const SToken* pCommentToken, b
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS == pCxt->errCode;
 }
 
-static bool checkTsmaName(SAstCreateContext* pCxt, const SToken* pTsmaToken) {
+static bool checkTsmaName(SAstCreateContext* pCxt, SToken* pTsmaToken) {
+  trimEscape(pTsmaToken);
   if (NULL == pTsmaToken) {
     pCxt->errCode = TSDB_CODE_PAR_SYNTAX_ERROR;
   } else if (pTsmaToken->n >= TSDB_TABLE_NAME_LEN - strlen(TSMA_RES_STB_POSTFIX)) {
diff --git a/tests/system-test/2-query/tsma.py b/tests/system-test/2-query/tsma.py
index 565f5560ff..fe4acf6721 100644
--- a/tests/system-test/2-query/tsma.py
+++ b/tests/system-test/2-query/tsma.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from util.dnodes import *
 from util.common import *
 # from tmqCommon import *
 
-ROUND = 2000
+ROUND = 1000
 
 class TSMA:
     def __init__(self):