diff --git a/flow/connectors/postgres/client.go b/flow/connectors/postgres/client.go
index f667107bb2..733bb72691 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/postgres/client.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/postgres/client.go
@@ -369,12 +369,13 @@ func (c *PostgresConnector) createSlotAndPublication(
 
 		c.logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Creating replication slot '%s'", slot))
 
-		_, err = conn.Exec(ctx, "SET LOCAL idle_in_transaction_session_timeout=0")
+		// THIS IS NOT IN A TX!
+		_, err = conn.Exec(ctx, "SET idle_in_transaction_session_timeout=0")
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("[slot] error setting idle_in_transaction_session_timeout: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		_, err = conn.Exec(ctx, "SET LOCAL lock_timeout=0")
+		_, err = conn.Exec(ctx, "SET lock_timeout=0")
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("[slot] error setting lock_timeout: %w", err)
 		}