diff --git a/flow/connectors/clickhouse/cdc.go b/flow/connectors/clickhouse/cdc.go
index d8067f2d58..a10bc49e64 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/clickhouse/cdc.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/clickhouse/cdc.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	checkIfTableExistsSQL = `SELECT exists(SELECT 1 FROM system.tables WHERE database = %s AND name = %s) AS table_exists;`
-	dropTableIfExistsSQL  = `DROP TABLE IF EXISTS %s;`
+	checkIfTableExistsSQL = `SELECT exists(SELECT 1 FROM system.tables WHERE database = %s AND name = %s) AS table_exists`
+	dropTableIfExistsSQL  = `DROP TABLE IF EXISTS %s`
 )
 
 // getRawTableName returns the raw table name for the given table identifier.
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ func (c *ClickHouseConnector) checkIfTableExists(ctx context.Context, databaseNa
 			{Name: "table_exists", Data: &existsC},
 		},
 		OnResult: func(ctx context.Context, block chproto.Block) error {
+			if block.Rows == 0 && block.Info.Overflows {
+				return nil
+			}
 			if block.Rows != 1 {
 				return fmt.Errorf("[clickhouse] checkIfTableExists: expected 1 row, got %d", block.Rows)
 			}
diff --git a/flow/connectors/core.go b/flow/connectors/core.go
index e7dc2bf688..9facc671a8 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/core.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/core.go
@@ -426,8 +426,7 @@ func GetByNameAs[T Connector](ctx context.Context, env map[string]string, catalo
 }
 
 func CloseConnector(ctx context.Context, conn Connector) {
-	err := conn.Close()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := conn.Close(); err != nil {
 		logger.LoggerFromCtx(ctx).Error("error closing connector", slog.Any("error", err))
 	}
 }