diff --git a/backends/postgres/test/CMakeLists.txt b/backends/postgres/test/CMakeLists.txt
index a2f4a6a..a07d07f 100644
--- a/backends/postgres/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backends/postgres/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${catch2_SOURCE_DIR}/extras)
 include(CTest)
 include(Catch)
 
-set(POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING "postgres://test:test123@127.0.0.1:5432/matador_test")
+set(POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING "postgres://test:test123@127.0.0.1:15432/test")
 
 configure_file(Connection.hpp.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/backends/postgres/test/connection.hpp @ONLY IMMEDIATE)
 
diff --git a/backends/tests/QueryTest.cpp b/backends/tests/QueryTest.cpp
index c9bc514..7830510 100644
--- a/backends/tests/QueryTest.cpp
+++ b/backends/tests/QueryTest.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ public:
   {
     db.open();
   }
-  ~QueryFixture() {
+
+  ~QueryFixture()
+  {
     drop_table_if_exists("flight");
     drop_table_if_exists("airplane");
     drop_table_if_exists("person");
@@ -31,14 +33,16 @@ protected:
   matador::sql::connection db;
 
 private:
-  void drop_table_if_exists(const std::string &table_name) {
+  void drop_table_if_exists(const std::string &table_name)
+  {
     if (db.exists(table_name)) {
       db.drop().table(table_name).execute();
     }
   }
 };
 
-TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Create table with foreign key relation", "[session]") {
+TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Create table with foreign key relation", "[session]")
+{
   db.create()
   .table<airplane>("airplane")
   .execute();
@@ -58,26 +62,27 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Create table with foreign key relation", "[sess
   REQUIRE(!db.exists("airplane"));
 }
 
-TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Execute select statement with where clause", "[session]") {
+TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Execute select statement with where clause", "[session]")
+{
   db.create()
-    .table<person>("person")
-    .execute();
+  .table<person>("person")
+  .execute();
 
   person george{7, "george", 45};
   george.image.push_back(37);
 
   auto res = db.insert()
-      .into("person", george)
-      .execute();
-      REQUIRE(res == 1);
+  .into("person", george)
+  .execute();
+  REQUIRE(res == 1);
 
   // fetch person as record
   auto result_record = db.select<person>()
-                        .from("person")
-                        .where("id"_col == 7)
-                        .fetch_all();
+  .from("person")
+  .where("id"_col == 7)
+  .fetch_all();
 
-  for (const auto& i : result_record) {
+  for (const auto &i: result_record) {
     REQUIRE(i.size() == 4);
     REQUIRE(i.at(0).name() == "id");
     REQUIRE(i.at(0).type() == data_type_t::type_unsigned_long);
@@ -92,11 +97,11 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Execute select statement with where clause", "[
 
   // fetch person as person
   auto result_person = db.select<person>()
-    .from("person")
-    .where("id"_col == 7)
-    .fetch_all<person>();
+  .from("person")
+  .where("id"_col == 7)
+  .fetch_all<person>();
 
-  for (const auto& i : result_person) {
+  for (const auto &i: result_person) {
     REQUIRE(i.id == 7);
     REQUIRE(i.name == "george");
     REQUIRE(i.age == 45);
@@ -105,29 +110,30 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Execute select statement with where clause", "[
   db.drop().table("person").execute();
 }
 
-TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Execute insert statement", "[session]") {
+TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Execute insert statement", "[session]")
+{
   db.create()
-    .table("person", {
-      make_pk_column<unsigned long>("id"),
-      make_column<std::string>("name", 255),
-      make_column<std::string>("color", 63)
-    })
-    .execute();
+  .table("person", {
+  make_pk_column<unsigned long>("id"),
+  make_column<std::string>("name", 255),
+  make_column<std::string>("color", 63)
+  })
+  .execute();
 
   auto res = db.insert()
-    .into("person", {"id", "name", "color"})
-    .values({7, "george", "green"})
-    .execute();
+  .into("person", {"id", "name", "color"})
+  .values({7, "george", "green"})
+  .execute();
 
   REQUIRE(res == 1);
 
   // fetch person as record
   auto result_record = db.select({"id", "name", "color"})
-    .from("person")
-    .where("id"_col == 7)
-    .fetch_all();
+  .from("person")
+  .where("id"_col == 7)
+  .fetch_all();
 
-  for (const auto& i : result_record) {
+  for (const auto &i: result_record) {
     REQUIRE(i.size() == 3);
     REQUIRE(i.at(0).name() == "id");
     REQUIRE(i.at(0).type() == data_type_t::type_long_long);
@@ -143,7 +149,8 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Execute insert statement", "[session]") {
   db.drop().table("person").execute();
 }
 
-TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Select statement with foreign key", "[session]") {
+TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Select statement with foreign key", "[session]")
+{
   db.create()
   .table<airplane>("airplane")
   .execute();
@@ -152,13 +159,13 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Select statement with foreign key", "[session]"
   .table<flight>("flight")
   .execute();
 
-  std::vector<entity<airplane>> planes {
-    make_entity<airplane>(1, "Airbus", "A380"),
-    make_entity<airplane>(2, "Boeing", "707"),
-    make_entity<airplane>(3, "Boeing", "747")
+  std::vector<entity<airplane>> planes{
+  make_entity<airplane>(1, "Airbus", "A380"),
+  make_entity<airplane>(2, "Boeing", "707"),
+  make_entity<airplane>(3, "Boeing", "747")
   };
 
-  for (const auto &plane : planes) {
+  for (const auto &plane: planes) {
     auto res = db.insert().into<airplane>("airplane").values(*plane).execute();
     REQUIRE(res == 1);
   }
@@ -181,22 +188,23 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Select statement with foreign key", "[session]"
   db.drop().table("airplane").execute();
 }
 
-TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Select statement with foreign key and join", "[session][join]") {
+TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Select statement with foreign key and join", "[session][join]")
+{
   db.create()
-    .table<airplane>("airplane")
-    .execute();
+  .table<airplane>("airplane")
+  .execute();
 
   db.create()
-    .table<flight>("flight")
-    .execute();
+  .table<flight>("flight")
+  .execute();
 
-  std::vector<entity<airplane>> planes {
-    make_entity<airplane>(1, "Airbus", "A380"),
-    make_entity<airplane>(2, "Boeing", "707"),
-    make_entity<airplane>(3, "Boeing", "747")
+  std::vector<entity<airplane>> planes{
+  make_entity<airplane>(1, "Airbus", "A380"),
+  make_entity<airplane>(2, "Boeing", "707"),
+  make_entity<airplane>(3, "Boeing", "747")
   };
 
-  for (const auto &plane : planes) {
+  for (const auto &plane: planes) {
     auto res = db.insert().into<airplane>("airplane").values(*plane).execute();
     REQUIRE(res == 1);
   }
@@ -204,14 +212,14 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Select statement with foreign key and join", "[
   auto count = db.select({count_all()}).from("airplane").fetch_value<int>();
   REQUIRE(count == 3);
 
-  std::vector<entity<flight>> flights {
-    make_entity<flight>(4, planes.at(0), "hans"),
-    make_entity<flight>(5, planes.at(0), "otto"),
-    make_entity<flight>(6, planes.at(1), "george"),
-    make_entity<flight>(7, planes.at(2), "paul")
+  std::vector<entity<flight>> flights{
+  make_entity<flight>(4, planes.at(0), "hans"),
+  make_entity<flight>(5, planes.at(0), "otto"),
+  make_entity<flight>(6, planes.at(1), "george"),
+  make_entity<flight>(7, planes.at(2), "paul")
   };
 
-  for (const auto &f : flights) {
+  for (const auto &f: flights) {
     auto res = db.insert().into<flight>("flight").values(*f).execute();
     REQUIRE(res == 1);
   }
@@ -222,7 +230,26 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(QueryFixture, " Select statement with foreign key and join", "[
   REQUIRE(f.airplane.get() != nullptr);
   REQUIRE(f.airplane->id == 1);
 
-  db.select({"f.id", "ap.brand", "f.pilot_name"}).from("flight", "f").join("airplane", join_type_t::INNER, "ap").on("f.airplane_id", "ap.id");
+  auto result = db.select({"f.id", "ap.brand", "ap.model", "f.pilot_name"})
+                  .from("flight", "f")
+                  .join("airplane", "ap")
+                  .on("f.airplane_id", "ap.id")
+                  .order_by("f.id").asc()
+                  .fetch_all();
+
+  std::vector<std::pair<unsigned long, std::string>> expected_result {
+    {4, "hans"},
+    {5, "otto"},
+    {6, "george"},
+    {7, "paul"}
+  };
+  size_t index{0};
+  for (const auto &r: result) {
+    REQUIRE(r.size() == 4);
+    REQUIRE(r.at(0).as<unsigned long>() == expected_result[index].first);
+    REQUIRE(r.at(3).as<std::string>() == expected_result[index++].second);
+  }
+
   db.drop().table("flight").execute();
   db.drop().table("airplane").execute();
 
diff --git a/include/matador/sql/dialect.hpp b/include/matador/sql/dialect.hpp
index fb4cb61..57a528c 100644
--- a/include/matador/sql/dialect.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/sql/dialect.hpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public:
  * @return The prepared string
  */
   [[nodiscard]] std::string prepare_identifier(const column &col) const;
+  [[nodiscard]] std::string prepare_identifier_string(const std::string &col) const;
 
   /**
    * Prepare string literal
diff --git a/include/matador/utils/string.hpp b/include/matador/utils/string.hpp
index 4d82448..a27fab7 100644
--- a/include/matador/utils/string.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/utils/string.hpp
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ namespace matador::utils {
  *
  * @param str The string to split.
  * @param delim The delimiter character.
- * @param values The result vector.
- * @return The size of the vector.
+ * @return The the vector with split strings.
  */
-size_t split(const std::string &str, char delim, std::vector<std::string> &values);
+std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string &str, char delim);
 
 /**
  * Replaces all occurrences of string from in given string
diff --git a/src/sql/dialect.cpp b/src/sql/dialect.cpp
index cecab65..dbd272b 100644
--- a/src/sql/dialect.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/dialect.cpp
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@ const std::string &dialect::data_type_at(data_type_t type) const
 
 std::string dialect::prepare_identifier(const column &col) const
 {
-  std::string result(col.name());
+  std::string result;
   if (!col.is_function()) {
-    escape_quotes_in_identifier(result);
-    quote_identifier(result);
+    result = prepare_identifier_string(col.name());
   } else {
-    result = sql_func_map_.at(col.function()) + "(" + result + ")";
+    result = sql_func_map_.at(col.function()) + "(" + col.name() + ")";
   }
   if (!col.alias().empty()) {
     result += " AS " + col.alias();
@@ -30,6 +29,17 @@ std::string dialect::prepare_identifier(const column &col) const
   return result;
 }
 
+std::string dialect::prepare_identifier_string(const std::string &col) const
+{
+  auto parts = utils::split(col, '.');
+
+  for (auto &part : parts) {
+    escape_quotes_in_identifier(part);
+    quote_identifier(part);
+  }
+  return utils::join(parts, ".");
+}
+
 std::string dialect::prepare_literal(const std::string &str) const
 {
   std::string result(str);
diff --git a/src/sql/query_intermediates.cpp b/src/sql/query_intermediates.cpp
index a8ea2e0..8bedd6a 100644
--- a/src/sql/query_intermediates.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/query_intermediates.cpp
@@ -76,9 +76,34 @@ query_order_by_intermediate query_where_intermediate::order_by(const std::string
   return {connection_, builder_.order_by(name)};
 }
 
+query_join_intermediate query_on_intermediate::join(const std::string &join_table_name, const std::string &as)
+{
+  return {connection_, builder_.join(join_table_name, join_type_t::INNER, as)};
+}
+
+query_where_intermediate query_on_intermediate::where(const basic_condition &cond)
+{
+  return {connection_, builder_.where(cond)};
+}
+
+query_group_by_intermediate query_on_intermediate::group_by(const std::string &name)
+{
+  return {connection_, builder_.group_by(name)};
+}
+
+query_order_by_intermediate query_on_intermediate::order_by(const std::string &name)
+{
+  return {connection_, builder_.order_by(name)};
+}
+
+query_on_intermediate query_join_intermediate::on(const std::string &column, const std::string &join_column)
+{
+  return {connection_, builder_.on(column, join_column)};
+}
+
 query_join_intermediate query_from_intermediate::join(const std::string &join_table_name, const std::string &as)
 {
-  return query_join_intermediate();
+  return {connection_, builder_.join(join_table_name, join_type_t::INNER, as)};
 }
 
 query_where_intermediate query_from_intermediate::where(const basic_condition &cond)
diff --git a/src/utils/logger.cpp b/src/utils/logger.cpp
index 8d36fa7..f360840 100644
--- a/src/utils/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/logger.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ logger::logger(const std::string &path, std::string source)
     filename = (last + 1);
   }
   // extract base path and extension
-  std::vector<std::string> result;
-  if (utils::split(filename, '.', result) != 2) {
+  const auto result = utils::split(filename, '.');
+  if (result.size() != 2) {
     throw std::logic_error("split path must consists of two elements");
   }
   // get current path
diff --git a/src/utils/string.cpp b/src/utils/string.cpp
index b3a3fd0..f72851e 100644
--- a/src/utils/string.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/string.cpp
@@ -36,14 +36,15 @@ std::string to_string(const blob &data)
   return str;
 }
 
-size_t split(const std::string &str, char delim, std::vector<std::string> &values)
+std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string &str, char delim)
 {
   std::stringstream ss(str);
   std::string item;
+  std::vector<std::string> result;
   while (std::getline(ss, item, delim)) {
-    values.push_back(item);
+    result.push_back(item);
   }
-  return values.size();
+  return result;
 }
 
 }
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