diff --git a/dozer-ingestion/src/connectors/snowflake/connection/client.rs b/dozer-ingestion/src/connectors/snowflake/connection/client.rs
index 100c2a03b7..6c0dc0acf6 100644
--- a/dozer-ingestion/src/connectors/snowflake/connection/client.rs
+++ b/dozer-ingestion/src/connectors/snowflake/connection/client.rs
@@ -237,13 +237,6 @@ impl<'env> Client<'env> {
         exec_first_exists(&self.pool, &query).map_or_else(Self::parse_not_exist_error, Ok)
     }
 
-    pub fn table_exist(&self, table_name: &String) -> Result<bool, SnowflakeError> {
-        let query =
-            format!("SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_NAME = '{table_name}';");
-
-        exec_first_exists(&self.pool, &query).map_or_else(Self::parse_not_exist_error, Ok)
-    }
-
     pub fn drop_stream(&self, stream_name: &String) -> Result<bool, SnowflakeError> {
         let query = format!("DROP STREAM IF EXISTS {stream_name}");
 
diff --git a/dozer-ingestion/src/connectors/snowflake/stream_consumer.rs b/dozer-ingestion/src/connectors/snowflake/stream_consumer.rs
index 4ef1c6148c..a0838ab28a 100644
--- a/dozer-ingestion/src/connectors/snowflake/stream_consumer.rs
+++ b/dozer-ingestion/src/connectors/snowflake/stream_consumer.rs
@@ -102,16 +102,13 @@ impl StreamConsumer {
     ) -> Result<(), ConnectorError> {
         let temp_table_name = Self::get_stream_temp_table_name(table_name, &client.get_name());
         let stream_name = Self::get_stream_table_name(table_name, &client.get_name());
-        let temp_table_exist = client.table_exist(&temp_table_name)?;
 
-        if !temp_table_exist {
-            let query = format!(
-                "CREATE OR REPLACE TEMP TABLE {temp_table_name} AS
+        let query = format!(
+            "CREATE TEMP TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {temp_table_name} AS
                     SELECT * FROM {stream_name} ORDER BY METADATA$ACTION;"
-            );
+        );
 
-            client.exec(&query)?;
-        }
+        client.exec(&query)?;
 
         let rows = client.fetch(format!("SELECT * FROM {temp_table_name};"))?;
         if let Some(schema) = rows.schema() {