diff --git a/sink-connector-lightweight/tests/integration/helpers/default_config.py b/sink-connector-lightweight/tests/integration/helpers/default_config.py
index fd873999f..552a19fff 100644
--- a/sink-connector-lightweight/tests/integration/helpers/default_config.py
+++ b/sink-connector-lightweight/tests/integration/helpers/default_config.py
@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@
     "database.serverTimezone": "UTC",
     "clickhouse.datetime.timezone": "UTC",
     "auto.create.tables": "true",
+    "ddl.retry": "true"
 }