diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5e28cc..efd214b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   * Address [#541](https://github.com/seancorfield/honeysql/issues/541) by specifying the expected result of a formatter function passed to `register-clause!` and adding the example from the README to **Extending HoneySQL**.
   * Getting Started updated based on feedback from Los Angeles Clojure meetup walkthrough [#539](https://github.com/seancorfield/honeysql/issues/539).
   * Fix [#538](https://github.com/seancorfield/honeysql/issues/538) by removing `mod` from list of infix operators.
+  * Fixed a few symbol/keyword resolution bugs in the formatter. Thanks to [@irigarae](https://github.com/irigarae).
   * Update Clojure version to 1.12.0; update dev/test/ci deps.
 
 * 2.6.1161 -- 2024-08-29
diff --git a/src/honey/sql.cljc b/src/honey/sql.cljc
index b1ccbfa..1aec57a 100644
--- a/src/honey/sql.cljc
+++ b/src/honey/sql.cljc
@@ -516,14 +516,15 @@
   "Given a general selectable item, split it into the subject selectable,
    an optional alias, and any temporal clauses present."
   [[selectable alias-for for-part & more]]
-  (let [no-alias? (and (= :for (sym->kw alias-for)) for-part)]
+  (let [no-alias? (and (contains? #{:for 'for} alias-for)
+                       for-part)]
     [selectable
      (if no-alias?
        nil
        alias-for)
      (cond no-alias?
            (into [alias-for for-part] more)
-           (= :for (sym->kw for-part))
+           (contains? #{:for 'for} for-part)
            (cons for-part more)
            (or for-part (seq more))
            ::too-many!)]))
@@ -946,7 +947,8 @@
                    true
                    [j])
                   sqls (conj sqls sql-j)]
-              (if (and (sequential? e) (= :using (first e)))
+              (if (and (sequential? e)
+                       (contains? #{:using 'using} (first e)))
                 (let [[u-sqls u-params]
                       (reduce-sql (map #'format-entity-alias) (rest e))]
                   [(conj sqls
@@ -1319,7 +1321,8 @@
 (defn- format-create-index [k clauses]
   (let [[index-spec [table & exprs]] clauses
         [pre entity ine & more] (destructure-ddl-item index-spec (str (sql-kw k) " options"))
-        [using & exprs] (if (= :using-gin (first exprs))
+        [using & exprs] (if (contains? #{:using-gin 'using-gin}
+                                       (first exprs))
                           exprs
                           (cons nil exprs))
         [sqls params] (format-expr-list exprs)]
diff --git a/test/honey/sql_test.cljc b/test/honey/sql_test.cljc
index b16eefb..08df655 100644
--- a/test/honey/sql_test.cljc
+++ b/test/honey/sql_test.cljc
@@ -1376,6 +1376,17 @@ ORDER BY id = ? DESC
              (sut/format {:select :a :from :table :where [:= :x [:param p1]]}
                          {:params {p2 42}}))))))
 
+(deftest issue-n-using
+  (testing "all keywords"
+    (is (= ["SELECT * FROM `t1` INNER JOIN `t2` USING (`id`) WHERE `t1`.`id` = ?" 1]
+           (sut/format {:select :* :from :t1 :join [:t2 [:using :id]] :where [:= :t1/id 1]} {:dialect :mysql}))))
+  (testing "all symbols"
+    (is (= ["SELECT * FROM `t1` INNER JOIN `t2` USING (`id`) WHERE `t1`.`id` = ?" 1]
+           (sut/format '{select * from t1 join (t2 (using id)) where (= t1/id 1)} {:dialect :mysql}))))
+  (testing "mixed keywords and symbols"
+    (is (= ["SELECT * FROM `t1` INNER JOIN `t2` USING (`id`) WHERE `t1`.`id` = ?" 1]
+           (sut/format '{select * from t1 join (t2 (:using id)) where (= t1/id 1)} {:dialect :mysql})))))
+
 (comment
   ;; partial (incorrect!) workaround for #407:
   (sut/format {:select :f.* :from [[:foo [:f :for :system-time]]] :where [:= :f.id 1]})