diff --git a/internal/impl/snowflake/integration_test.go b/internal/impl/snowflake/integration_test.go
index a9550cf47c..ed921b0f6c 100644
--- a/internal/impl/snowflake/integration_test.go
+++ b/internal/impl/snowflake/integration_test.go
@@ -144,3 +144,61 @@ snowflake_streaming:
 		{"zing", "6"},
 	}, rows)
 }
+
+func TestIntegrationNamedChannels(t *testing.T) {
+	integration.CheckSkip(t)
+	produce, stream := SetupSnowflakeStream(t, `
+label: snowpipe_streaming
+snowflake_streaming:
+  account: "${SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT:WQKFXQQ-WI77362}"
+  user: "${SNOWFLAKE_USER:ROCKWOODREDPANDA}"
+  role: ACCOUNTADMIN
+  database: "${SNOWFLAKE_DB:BABY_DATABASE}"
+  schema: PUBLIC
+  table: integration_test_named_channels
+  init_statement: |
+    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS integration_test_named_channels;
+  private_key_file: "${SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY:./streaming/resources/rsa_key.p8}"
+  max_in_flight: 1
+  offset_token: "${!this.token}"
+  channel_name: "${!this.channel}"
+  schema_evolution:
+    enabled: true
+`)
+	RunStreamInBackground(t, stream)
+	require.NoError(t, produce(context.Background(), Batch([]map[string]any{
+		{"foo": "bar", "token": 1, "channel": "foo"},
+		{"foo": "baz", "token": 2, "channel": "foo"},
+		{"foo": "qux", "token": 3, "channel": "foo"},
+		{"foo": "zoom", "token": 4, "channel": "foo"},
+	})))
+	require.NoError(t, produce(context.Background(), Batch([]map[string]any{
+		{"foo": "qux", "token": 3, "channel": "bar"},
+		{"foo": "zoom", "token": 4, "channel": "bar"},
+		{"foo": "thud", "token": 5, "channel": "bar"},
+		{"foo": "zing", "token": 6, "channel": "bar"},
+	})))
+	require.NoError(t, produce(context.Background(), Batch([]map[string]any{
+		{"foo": "thud", "token": 5, "channel": "bar"},
+		{"foo": "zing", "token": 6, "channel": "bar"},
+		{"foo": "bizz", "token": 7, "channel": "bar"},
+		{"foo": "bang", "token": 8, "channel": "bar"},
+	})))
+	rows := RunSQLQuery(
+		t,
+		stream,
+		`SELECT foo, token, channel FROM integration_test_named_channels ORDER BY channel, token`,
+	)
+	require.Equal(t, [][]string{
+		{"qux", "3", "bar"},
+		{"zoom", "4", "bar"},
+		{"thud", "5", "bar"},
+		{"zing", "6", "bar"},
+		{"bizz", "7", "bar"},
+		{"bang", "8", "bar"},
+		{"bar", "1", "foo"},
+		{"baz", "2", "foo"},
+		{"qux", "3", "foo"},
+		{"zoom", "4", "foo"},
+	}, rows)
+}
diff --git a/internal/impl/snowflake/output_snowflake_streaming.go b/internal/impl/snowflake/output_snowflake_streaming.go
index ed94eb608c..db18847ac0 100644
--- a/internal/impl/snowflake/output_snowflake_streaming.go
+++ b/internal/impl/snowflake/output_snowflake_streaming.go
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ func newSnowflakeStreamer(
 	}
 	foo := &snowpipeStreamingOutput{
 		initStatementsFn: initStatementsFn,
+		client:           client,
 		restClient:       restClient,
 		mapping:          mapping,
 		logger:           mgr.Logger(),
@@ -637,16 +638,8 @@ func (o *snowpipeStreamingOutput) WriteBatch(ctx context.Context, batch service.
 		batch = mapped
 	}
 	if o.needsTableCreation.Load() { // Check outside of lock
-		o.mu.Lock()
-		defer o.mu.Unlock()
-		if o.needsTableCreation.Load() {
-			if err := o.schemaEvolver.CreateOutputTable(ctx, batch); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if err := o.impl.Connect(ctx); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			o.needsTableCreation.Store(false)
+		if err := o.createTable(ctx, batch); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 		// Now we can proceed writing
 	}
@@ -675,6 +668,22 @@ func (o *snowpipeStreamingOutput) WriteBatch(ctx context.Context, batch service.
 	return err
 }
 
+func (o *snowpipeStreamingOutput) createTable(ctx context.Context, batch service.MessageBatch) error {
+	o.mu.Lock()
+	defer o.mu.Unlock()
+	if !o.needsTableCreation.Load() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err := o.schemaEvolver.CreateOutputTable(ctx, batch); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := o.impl.Connect(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	o.needsTableCreation.Store(false)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (o *snowpipeStreamingOutput) runMigration(ctx context.Context, needsMigrationErr schemaMigrationNeededError) error {
 	if err := needsMigrationErr.runMigration(ctx, o.schemaEvolver); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -694,8 +703,8 @@ func (o *snowpipeStreamingOutput) Close(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err := o.impl.Close(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	o.restClient.Close()
 	o.client.Close()
+	o.restClient.Close()
 	return nil
 }