diff --git a/cratedb_toolkit/io/processor/kinesis_lambda.py b/cratedb_toolkit/io/processor/kinesis_lambda.py
index 005b49cf..e2f938e4 100644
--- a/cratedb_toolkit/io/processor/kinesis_lambda.py
+++ b/cratedb_toolkit/io/processor/kinesis_lambda.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 MESSAGE_FORMAT: str = os.environ.get("MESSAGE_FORMAT", "unknown")
 COLUMN_TYPES: str = os.environ.get("COLUMN_TYPES", "")
 CRATEDB_SQLALCHEMY_URL: str = os.environ.get("CRATEDB_SQLALCHEMY_URL", "crate://")
-CRATEDB_TABLE: str = os.environ.get("CRATEDB_TABLE", "default")
+CRATEDB_TABLE: t.Optional[str] = os.environ.get("CRATEDB_TABLE")
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.setLevel(LOG_LEVEL)
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ def handler(event, context):
             connection.execute(sa.text(operation.statement), parameters=operation.parameters)
 
             # Processing alternating CDC events requires write synchronization.
-            connection.execute(sa.text(f"REFRESH TABLE {cdc.quote_table_name(CRATEDB_TABLE)}"))
+            # TODO: Improve interface.
+            if hasattr(cdc, "table_name"):
+                connection.execute(sa.text(f"REFRESH TABLE {cdc.table_name}"))
 
             connection.commit()
 
diff --git a/tests/io/dynamodb/test_cli.py b/tests/io/dynamodb/test_cli.py
index 80d87d63..71d33e11 100644
--- a/tests/io/dynamodb/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/io/dynamodb/test_cli.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ def test_dynamodb_load_table(caplog, cratedb, dynamodb, dynamodb_test_manager):
     """
     CLI test: Invoke `ctk load table` for DynamoDB.
     """
-    cratedb_url = f"{cratedb.get_connection_url()}/testdrive/demo"
     dynamodb_url = f"{dynamodb.get_connection_url()}/ProductCatalog?region=us-east-1"
+    cratedb_url = f"{cratedb.get_connection_url()}/testdrive/demo"
 
     # Populate source database with sample dataset.
     dynamodb_test_manager.load_product_catalog()