diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-model-transformer/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/model-transformer.test.ts.snap b/packages/amplify-graphql-model-transformer/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/model-transformer.test.ts.snap
index 20cda2065f2..faf01a6546b 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-model-transformer/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/model-transformer.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-model-transformer/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/model-transformer.test.ts.snap
@@ -13656,3 +13656,51 @@ $util.qr($update.put(\\"expression\\", \\"$expression\\"))
 $util.toJson($UpdateItem)
 ## [End] Mutation Update resolver. **"
 `;
+
+exports[`ModelTransformer:  the datastore table should be configured 1`] = `
+"## [Start] Sync Request template. **
+#if( !$util.isNullOrEmpty($ctx.stash.authFilter) )
+  #set( $filter = $ctx.stash.authFilter )
+  #if( !$util.isNullOrEmpty($ctx.args.filter) )
+    #set( $filter = {
+  \\"and\\":   [$filter, $ctx.args.filter]
+} )
+  #end
+#else
+  #if( !$util.isNullOrEmpty($ctx.args.filter) )
+    #set( $filter = $ctx.args.filter )
+  #end
+#end
+#if( !$util.isNullOrEmpty($filter) )
+  #set( $filterExpression = $util.parseJson($util.transform.toDynamoDBFilterExpression($filter)) )
+  #if( !$util.isNullOrBlank($filterExpression.expression) )
+    #if( $filterEpression.expressionValues.size() == 0 )
+      $util.qr($filterEpression.remove(\\"expressionValues\\"))
+    #end
+    #set( $filter = $filterExpression )
+  #end
+#end
+{
+  \\"version\\": \\"2018-05-29\\",
+  \\"operation\\": \\"Sync\\",
+  \\"filter\\":   #if( $filter )
+$util.toJson($filter)
+  #else
+null
+  #end,
+  \\"limit\\": $util.defaultIfNull($ctx.args.limit, 100),
+  \\"lastSync\\": $util.toJson($util.defaultIfNull($ctx.args.lastSync, null)),
+  \\"nextToken\\": $util.toJson($util.defaultIfNull($ctx.args.nextToken, null))
+}
+## [End] Sync Request template. **"
+`;
+
+exports[`ModelTransformer:  the datastore table should be configured 2`] = `
+"## [Start] ResponseTemplate. **
+#if( $ctx.error )
+  $util.error($ctx.error.message, $ctx.error.type, $ctx.result)
+#else
+  $util.toJson($ctx.result)
+#end
+## [End] ResponseTemplate. **"
+`;
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-model-transformer/src/__tests__/model-transformer.test.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-model-transformer/src/__tests__/model-transformer.test.ts
index 673b3ae9c45..7598acbc0bd 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-model-transformer/src/__tests__/model-transformer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-model-transformer/src/__tests__/model-transformer.test.ts
@@ -1089,4 +1089,81 @@ describe('ModelTransformer: ', () => {
 
     expectFieldsOnInputType(updateTodoInput!, ['name']);
   });
+  it('the datastore table should be configured', () => {
+    const validSchema = `
+    type Todo @model {
+      name: String
+    }`;
+
+    const transformer = new GraphQLTransform({
+      transformConfig: {
+        ResolverConfig: {
+          project: {
+            ConflictDetection: 'VERSION',
+            ConflictHandler: ConflictHandlerType.AUTOMERGE,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      sandboxModeEnabled: true,
+      transformers: [new ModelTransformer()],
+    });
+    const out = transformer.transform(validSchema);
+    expect(out).toBeDefined();
+    const schema = parse(out.schema);
+    validateModelSchema(schema);
+    // sync operation
+    const queryObject = getObjectType(schema, 'Query');
+    expectFields(queryObject!, ['syncTodos']);
+    // sync resolvers
+    expect(out.pipelineFunctions['Query.syncTodos.req.vtl']).toMatchSnapshot();
+    expect(out.pipelineFunctions['Query.syncTodos.res.vtl']).toMatchSnapshot();
+    // ds table
+    cdkExpect(out.rootStack).to(
+      haveResource('AWS::DynamoDB::Table', {
+        KeySchema: [
+          {
+            AttributeName: 'ds_pk',
+            KeyType: 'HASH',
+          },
+          {
+            AttributeName: 'ds_sk',
+            KeyType: 'RANGE',
+          },
+        ],
+        AttributeDefinitions: [
+          {
+            AttributeName: 'ds_pk',
+            AttributeType: 'S',
+          },
+          {
+            AttributeName: 'ds_sk',
+            AttributeType: 'S',
+          },
+        ],
+        BillingMode: 'PAY_PER_REQUEST',
+        StreamSpecification: {
+          StreamViewType: 'NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES',
+        },
+        TableName: {
+          'Fn::Join': [
+            '',
+            [
+              'AmplifyDataStore-',
+              {
+                'Fn::GetAtt': ['GraphQLAPI', 'ApiId'],
+              },
+              '-',
+              {
+                Ref: 'env',
+              },
+            ],
+          ],
+        },
+        TimeToLiveSpecification: {
+          AttributeName: '_ttl',
+          Enabled: true,
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-core/src/transformation/sync-utils.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-core/src/transformation/sync-utils.ts
index a703a99e82b..3e656f14cc4 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-core/src/transformation/sync-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-core/src/transformation/sync-utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AttributeType, BillingMode, StreamViewType, Table, TableEncryption } from '@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb';
+import { AttributeType, BillingMode, StreamViewType, Table } from '@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb';
 import * as cdk from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import * as iam from '@aws-cdk/aws-iam';
 import { ResourceConstants, SyncResourceIDs } from 'graphql-transformer-common';
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function createSyncTable(context: TransformerContext) {
   const stack = context.stackManager.getStackFor(SyncResourceIDs.syncTableName);
   const tableName = context.resourceHelper.generateResourceName(SyncResourceIDs.syncTableName);
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-new
-  new Table(stack, SyncResourceIDs.syncTableName, {
+  new Table(stack, SyncResourceIDs.syncDataSourceID, {
     tableName,
     partitionKey: {
       name: SyncResourceIDs.syncPrimaryKey,
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export function createSyncTable(context: TransformerContext) {
       type: AttributeType.STRING,
     },
     stream: StreamViewType.NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES,
-    encryption: TableEncryption.DEFAULT,
     removalPolicy: cdk.RemovalPolicy.DESTROY,
     billingMode: BillingMode.PAY_PER_REQUEST,
     timeToLiveAttribute: '_ttl',