diff --git a/tests/functional/iceberg/test_incremental_models.py b/tests/functional/iceberg/test_incremental_models.py
index a02d9ffed..29e429eef 100644
--- a/tests/functional/iceberg/test_incremental_models.py
+++ b/tests/functional/iceberg/test_incremental_models.py
@@ -121,6 +121,6 @@ def test_incremental_strategies_with_update(self, project, setup_class):
         run_results = run_dbt(["run", "-s", "append", "merge", "delete_insert"])
         assert len(run_results) == 3
 
-        self.__check_correct_operations("append", rows_affected=3)
+        self.__check_correct_operations("append", rows_affected=2)
         self.__check_correct_operations("merge", rows_affected=1)
         self.__check_correct_operations("delete_insert", rows_affected=1)