diff --git a/saq/queue/postgres.py b/saq/queue/postgres.py
index 94cf982..7513ad4 100644
--- a/saq/queue/postgres.py
+++ b/saq/queue/postgres.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     )
 
 try:
-    from psycopg import AsyncConnection
+    from psycopg import AsyncConnection, Notify
     from psycopg.sql import Identifier, SQL
     from psycopg.types import json
     from psycopg_pool import AsyncConnectionPool
@@ -332,25 +332,24 @@ async def listen(
         if not job_keys:
             return
 
-        async def _listen() -> None:
-            async with self.pool.connection() as conn:
-                for key in job_keys:
-                    await conn.execute(f'LISTEN "{key}"')
-                await conn.commit()
-                gen = conn.notifies()
-                async for notify in gen:
-                    payload = self._load(notify.payload)
-                    key = payload["key"]
-                    status = Status[payload["status"].upper()]
-                    if asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(callback):
-                        stop = await callback(key, status)
-                    else:
-                        stop = callback(key, status)
-
-                    if stop:
-                        await gen.aclose()
-
-        await asyncio.wait_for(_listen(), timeout or None)
+        async def _listen(gen: t.AsyncGenerator[Notify]) -> None:
+            async for notify in gen:
+                payload = self._load(notify.payload)
+                key = payload["key"]
+                status = Status[payload["status"].upper()]
+                if asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(callback):
+                    stop = await callback(key, status)
+                else:
+                    stop = callback(key, status)
+
+                if stop:
+                    await gen.aclose()
+
+        async with self.pool.connection() as conn:
+            for key in job_keys:
+                await conn.execute(SQL("LISTEN {}").format(Identifier(key)))
+            await conn.commit()
+            await asyncio.wait_for(_listen(conn.notifies()), timeout or None)
 
     async def notify(self, job: Job, connection: AsyncConnection | None = None) -> None:
         payload = self._dump({"key": job.key, "status": job.status})
@@ -362,7 +361,11 @@ async def _notify(
         async with (
             self.nullcontext(connection) if connection else self.pool.connection()
         ) as conn:
-            await conn.execute(f"NOTIFY \"{channel}\", '{payload}'")
+            await conn.execute(
+                SQL("NOTIFY {channel}, {payload}").format(
+                    channel=Identifier(channel), payload=payload
+                )
+            )
 
     async def update(
         self,
@@ -463,11 +466,10 @@ async def finish(
                     ).format(jobs_table=self.jobs_table),
                     {"key": key},
                 )
+                await self.notify(job, conn)
             await self._release_job(key)
 
             self._update_stats(status)
-
-            await self.notify(job, conn)
             logger.info("Finished %s", job.info(logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG)))
 
     async def dequeue(self, timeout: float = 0) -> Job | None:
@@ -560,7 +562,7 @@ async def dequeue_timer(self, poll_interval: int) -> None:
     async def listen_for_enqueues(self, timeout: float | None = None) -> None:
         """Wakes up a single dequeue task when a Postgres enqueue notification is received."""
         async with self.pool.connection() as conn:
-            await conn.execute(f'LISTEN "{ENQUEUE_CHANNEL}"')
+            await conn.execute(SQL("LISTEN {}").format(Identifier(ENQUEUE_CHANNEL)))
             await conn.commit()
             gen = conn.notifies(timeout=timeout)
             async for _ in gen: