diff --git a/buenavista/backends/duckdb.py b/buenavista/backends/duckdb.py
index 4951ff7..b59d9ba 100644
--- a/buenavista/backends/duckdb.py
+++ b/buenavista/backends/duckdb.py
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ def rewrite_sql(self, sql: str) -> str:
             return sql.replace("pg_catalog.current_schemas", "current_schemas")
         elif "pg_catalog.generate_series" in sql:
             return sql.replace("pg_catalog.generate_series", "generate_series")
+        elif "pg_catalog.PG_GET_USERBYID" in sql:
+            # allow psql's \d to work
+            # just display the owner's oid
+            return sql.replace("pg_catalog.PG_GET_USERBYID", "")
         return sql
 
     def in_transaction(self) -> bool: