diff --git a/src/spark/utils.py b/src/spark/utils.py
index c050b4e..21933f2 100644
--- a/src/spark/utils.py
+++ b/src/spark/utils.py
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ def _get_delta_lake_conf(jars_str: str) -> dict:
         "spark.hadoop.fs.s3a.secret.key": os.environ.get("MINIO_SECRET_KEY"),
         "spark.hadoop.fs.s3a.path.style.access": "true",
         "spark.hadoop.fs.s3a.impl": "org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.S3AFileSystem",
-        "spark.sql.catalogImplementation": "hive"
+        "spark.sql.catalogImplementation": "hive",
+        "spark.hadoop.hive.support.concurrency": "false"  # Prevent Hive metastore locks
     }