diff --git a/great_expectations_provider/operators/great_expectations.py b/great_expectations_provider/operators/great_expectations.py
index 3333228..72d662e 100644
--- a/great_expectations_provider/operators/great_expectations.py
+++ b/great_expectations_provider/operators/great_expectations.py
@@ -381,11 +381,14 @@ def build_snowflake_connection_config_from_hook(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
     def build_configured_sql_datasource_config_from_conn_id(
         self,
     ) -> Datasource:
+        create_temp_table = self.conn.extra_dejson.get("create_temp_table") if self.conn.extra_dejson.get("create_temp_table") is not None else True
+
         datasource_config = {
             "name": f"{self.conn.conn_id}_configured_sql_datasource",
             "execution_engine": {
                 "module_name": "great_expectations.execution_engine",
                 "class_name": "SqlAlchemyExecutionEngine",
+                "create_temp_table": create_temp_table,
                 **self.make_connection_configuration(),
             },
             "data_connectors": {
@@ -416,11 +419,14 @@ def build_configured_sql_datasource_batch_request(self):
     def build_runtime_sql_datasource_config_from_conn_id(
         self,
     ) -> Datasource:
+        create_temp_table = self.conn.extra_dejson.get("create_temp_table") if self.conn.extra_dejson.get("create_temp_table") is not None else True
+
         datasource_config = {
             "name": f"{self.conn.conn_id}_runtime_sql_datasource",
             "execution_engine": {
                 "module_name": "great_expectations.execution_engine",
                 "class_name": "SqlAlchemyExecutionEngine",
+                "create_temp_table": create_temp_table,
                 **self.make_connection_configuration(),
             },
             "data_connectors": {
diff --git a/tests/operators/test_great_expectations.py b/tests/operators/test_great_expectations.py
index d3eb5b6..5373c93 100644
--- a/tests/operators/test_great_expectations.py
+++ b/tests/operators/test_great_expectations.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ def constructed_sql_runtime_datasource():
         "execution_engine": {
             "module_name": "great_expectations.execution_engine",
             "class_name": "SqlAlchemyExecutionEngine",
+            "create_temp_table": True,
             "connection_string": "sqlite:///host",
         },
         "data_connectors": {
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ def constructed_sql_configured_datasource():
         "execution_engine": {
             "module_name": "great_expectations.execution_engine",
             "class_name": "SqlAlchemyExecutionEngine",
+            "create_temp_table": True,
             "connection_string": "sqlite:///host",
         },
         "data_connectors": {
@@ -223,6 +225,7 @@ def constructed_sql_configured_datasource():
 @pytest.fixture()
 def mock_airflow_conn():
     conn = mock.Mock(conn_id="sqlite_conn", schema="my_schema", host="host", conn_type="sqlite")
+    conn.extra_dejson.get.return_value = True
     return conn
 
 
@@ -1067,7 +1070,6 @@ def test_great_expectations_operator__make_connection_string_data_asset_name_sch
     assert operator.make_connection_configuration() == test_conn_conf
     assert operator.data_asset_name == "test_table"
 
-
 def test_great_expectations_operator__build_configured_sql_datasource_config_from_conn_id_uses_schema_override():
     test_conn_conf = {"connection_string": "sqlite:///host"}
     datasource_config = {
@@ -1076,6 +1078,7 @@ def test_great_expectations_operator__build_configured_sql_datasource_config_fro
         "execution_engine": {
             "module_name": "great_expectations.execution_engine",
             "class_name": "SqlAlchemyExecutionEngine",
+            "create_temp_table": True,
             **test_conn_conf,
         },
         "data_connectors": {
@@ -1118,6 +1121,65 @@ def test_great_expectations_operator__build_configured_sql_datasource_config_fro
     assert isinstance(constructed_datasource, Datasource)
     assert constructed_datasource.config == datasource_config
 
+def test_great_expectations_operator__build_configured_sql_datasource_config_from_conn_id_uses_extra_create_temp_table(
+    constructed_sql_configured_datasource
+):
+    constructed_sql_configured_datasource["execution_engine"]["create_temp_table"] = False; 
+
+    operator = GreatExpectationsOperator(
+        task_id="task_id",
+        data_context_config=in_memory_data_context_config,
+        data_asset_name="default_schema.my_sqlite_table",
+        conn_id="sqlite_conn",
+        expectation_suite_name="suite",
+        schema="my_schema",
+    )
+    operator.conn = Connection(
+        conn_id="sqlite_conn",
+        conn_type="sqlite",
+        host="host",
+        login="user",
+        password="password",
+        schema="schema",
+        extra={
+            "create_temp_table": False
+        }
+    )
+
+    constructed_datasource = operator.build_configured_sql_datasource_config_from_conn_id()
+
+    assert isinstance(constructed_datasource, Datasource)
+    assert constructed_datasource.config == constructed_sql_configured_datasource
+
+def test_great_expectations_operator__build_runtime_sql_datasource_config_from_conn_id_uses_extra_create_temp_table(
+    constructed_sql_runtime_datasource
+):
+    constructed_sql_runtime_datasource["execution_engine"]["create_temp_table"] = False; 
+
+    operator = GreatExpectationsOperator(
+        task_id="task_id",
+        data_context_config=in_memory_data_context_config,
+        data_asset_name="default_schema.my_sqlite_table",
+        conn_id="sqlite_conn",
+        expectation_suite_name="suite",
+        schema="my_schema",
+    )
+    operator.conn = Connection(
+        conn_id="sqlite_conn",
+        conn_type="sqlite",
+        host="host",
+        login="user",
+        password="password",
+        schema="schema",
+        extra={
+            "create_temp_table": False
+        }
+    )
+
+    constructed_datasource = operator.build_runtime_sql_datasource_config_from_conn_id()
+
+    assert isinstance(constructed_datasource, Datasource)
+    assert constructed_datasource.config == constructed_sql_runtime_datasource
 
 def test_great_expectations_operator__make_connection_string_raise_error():
     operator = GreatExpectationsOperator(