diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/databricks.yml.tmpl b/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/databricks.yml.tmpl
index 17c069a0a63..39686a76e91 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/databricks.yml.tmpl
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/databricks.yml.tmpl
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ resources:
       database_instance_name: ${resources.database_instances.my_instance.name}
       logical_database_name: ${resources.database_catalogs.my_catalog.database_name}
       spec:
-        source_table_full_name: "samples.nyctaxi.trips"
+        # Use a unique source table per test run to avoid hitting the 20-table-per-source limit
+        source_table_full_name: "main.test_synced_$UNIQUE_NAME.trips_source"
         scheduling_policy: SNAPSHOT
         primary_key_columns:
           - tpep_pickup_datetime
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/output.txt b/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/output.txt
index 4d6eae9eca3..7e8871433fd 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/output.txt
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/output.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Creating temporary source table: main.test_synced_[UNIQUE_NAME].trips_source
+{
+  "full_name": "main.test_synced_[UNIQUE_NAME]"
+}
 
 >>> [CLI] bundle summary
 Name: deploy-lakebase-synced-table-[UNIQUE_NAME]
@@ -50,3 +54,4 @@ All files and directories at the following location will be deleted: /Workspace/
 
 Deleting files...
 Destroy complete!
+Cleaning up temporary source table
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/script b/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/script
index 081a88e44ae..4aa11ab8491 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/script
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/script
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
 envsubst < databricks.yml.tmpl > databricks.yml
 
+# Create a unique source table for this test run to avoid hitting the 20-table-per-source limit
+echo "Creating temporary source table: main.test_synced_$UNIQUE_NAME.trips_source"
+# Create schema using CLI
+$CLI schemas create test_synced_$UNIQUE_NAME main -o json | jq '{full_name}'
+# Create source table from samples.nyctaxi.trips using SQL API
+# MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1 prevents Git Bash on Windows from converting /api/... to C:/Program Files/Git/api/...
+MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1 $CLI api post "/api/2.0/sql/statements/" --json "{
+    \"warehouse_id\": \"$TEST_DEFAULT_WAREHOUSE_ID\",
+    \"statement\": \"CREATE TABLE main.test_synced_$UNIQUE_NAME.trips_source AS SELECT * FROM samples.nyctaxi.trips LIMIT 10\",
+    \"wait_timeout\": \"45s\"
+  }" > /dev/null
+
 cleanup() {
   trace $CLI bundle destroy --auto-approve
+  # Clean up the temporary source table
+  echo "Cleaning up temporary source table"
+  $CLI tables delete main.test_synced_$UNIQUE_NAME.trips_source || true
+  $CLI schemas delete main.test_synced_$UNIQUE_NAME || true
 }
  trap cleanup EXIT
 
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/test.toml
index 4d387819d23..d2bbdeaa58c 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/resources/synced_database_tables/basic/test.toml
@@ -9,3 +9,12 @@ RecordRequests = false
 Old = '\?o=\[(NUMID|ALPHANUMID)\]'
 New = ''
 Order = 1000
+
+# Fake SQL endpoint for local tests
+[[Server]]
+Pattern = "POST /api/2.0/sql/statements/"
+Response.Body = '{"status": {"state": "SUCCEEDED"}, "manifest": {"schema": {"columns": []}}}'
+
+[[Server]]
+Pattern = "DELETE /api/2.1/unity-catalog/tables/{name}"
+Response.Body = '{"status": "OK"}'