diff --git a/flow/connectors/clickhouse/cdc.go b/flow/connectors/clickhouse/cdc.go
index 53a1434606..9f7defa612 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/clickhouse/cdc.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/clickhouse/cdc.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package connclickhouse
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"strings"
@@ -18,8 +17,8 @@ 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.
@@ -36,16 +35,13 @@ 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 != 1 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("[clickhouse] checkIfTableExists: expected 1 row, got %d", block.Rows)
-			}
-			if block.Info.Overflows {
-				return errors.New("[clickhouse] checkIfTableExists: expected 1 row, got block with overflow")
-			}
 			return nil
 		},
 	}); err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("error while reading result row: %w", err)
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("[clickhouse] checkIfTableExists: error in query: %w", err)
+	}
+	if len(existsC) != 1 {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("[clickhouse] checkIfTableExists: expected 1 row, got %d", len(existsC))
 	}
 	return existsC[0] != 0, nil
 }