diff --git a/global/status.go b/global/status.go
index 498281e..9e7137e 100644
--- a/global/status.go
+++ b/global/status.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	informationSchemaGlobalStatus = "INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS"
-	performanceSchemaGlobalStatus = "performance_schema.global_status"
+	performanceSchemaGlobalStatus = "global_status"  // no need to prefix the table with the ps schema, this is the default schema.
 )
 
 // may be modified by usePerformanceSchema()
diff --git a/global/variables.go b/global/variables.go
index 4ce7e6d..d6aff6c 100644
--- a/global/variables.go
+++ b/global/variables.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	informationSchemaGlobalVariables = "INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_VARIABLES"
-	performanceSchemaGlobalVariables = "performance_schema.global_variables"
+	performanceSchemaGlobalVariables = "global_variables"  // no need to prefix the table with the ps schema, this is the default schema.
 )
 
 // may be modified by usePerformanceSchema()
diff --git a/view/access_info.go b/view/access_info.go
index 85f1234..7c6a5df 100644
--- a/view/access_info.go
+++ b/view/access_info.go
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ func NewAccessInfo(database, table string) AccessInfo {
 
 // Name returns the fully qualified table name
 func (ta AccessInfo) Name() string {
+	if ta.Database == "performance_schema" && len(ta.Table) > 0 {
+		// no need to prefix the table with the ps schema, this is the default schema.
+		return ta.Table
+	}
 	if len(ta.Database) > 0 && len(ta.Table) > 0 {
 		return ta.Database + "." + ta.Table
 	}