diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/sink/metadata_rest.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/sink/metadata_rest.py
index 197eeb218b0..6491791052b 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/sink/metadata_rest.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/sink/metadata_rest.py
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ class MetadataRestSink(Sink):
                     table_id=created_table.id, sample_data=table_and_db.table.sampleData
                 )
             if table_and_db.table.tableProfile is not None:
+                for tp in table_and_db.table.tableProfile:
+                    for pd in tp:
+                        if pd[0] == "columnProfile":
+                            for col in pd[1]:
+                                col.name = col.name.replace(".", "_DOT_")
                 self.client.ingest_table_profile_data(
                     table_id=created_table.id,
                     table_profile=table_and_db.table.tableProfile,
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/sql_source.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/sql_source.py
index 62546e33e56..cd29fe033b0 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/sql_source.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/sql_source.py
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ class SQLSource(Source):
             query = self.config.query.format(schema, table)
             logger.info(query)
             results = self.connection.execute(query)
-            cols = list(results.keys())
+            cols = []
+            for col in results.keys():
+                cols.append(col.replace(".", "_DOT_"))
             rows = []
             for r in results:
                 row = list(r)
@@ -347,7 +349,8 @@ class SQLSource(Source):
         try:
             for column in columns:
                 if "." in column["name"]:
-                    continue
+                    logger.info(f"Found '.' in {column['name']}")
+                    column["name"] = column["name"].replace(".", "_DOT_")
                 children = None
                 data_type_display = None
                 col_data_length = None