diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Export.php b/lib/Doctrine/Export.php
index b67e09b6e..46e387fec 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Export.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Export.php
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ class Doctrine_Export extends Doctrine_Connection_Module
         try {
             $data = $table->getExportableFormat();
 
-            $this->conn->export->createTable($data[0], $data[1], $data[2]);
+            $this->conn->export->createTable($data['tableName'], $data['columns'], $data['options']);
         } catch(Doctrine_Connection_Exception $e) {
             // we only want to silence table already exists errors
             if($e->getPortableCode() !== Doctrine::ERR_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Table.php b/lib/Doctrine/Table.php
index 5b6d79c2a..cccfa9c4f 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Table.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Table.php
@@ -366,7 +366,9 @@ class Doctrine_Table extends Doctrine_Configurable implements Countable
 
         $options['primary'] = $primary;  
         
-        return array($this->getOption('tableName'), $columns, array_merge($this->getOptions(), $options));
+        return array('tableName' => $this->getOption('tableName'), 
+                     'columns'   => $columns, 
+                     'options'   => array_merge($this->getOptions(), $options));
     }
     /**
      * exportConstraints