diff --git a/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/IcebergChangeConsumer.java b/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/IcebergChangeConsumer.java
index a4f77e8e..5e5d73c3 100644
--- a/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/IcebergChangeConsumer.java
+++ b/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/IcebergChangeConsumer.java
@@ -189,9 +189,13 @@ public Table loadIcebergTable(TableIdentifier tableId, IcebergChangeEvent sample
       if (!eventSchemaEnabled) {
         throw new RuntimeException("Table '" + tableId + "' not found! " + "Set `debezium.format.value.schemas.enable` to true to create tables automatically!");
       }
-      return IcebergUtil.createIcebergTable(icebergCatalog, tableId, sampleEvent.icebergSchema(), writeFormat,
-          !upsert, // partition if its append mode
-          partitionField);
+      try {
+        return IcebergUtil.createIcebergTable(icebergCatalog, tableId, sampleEvent.icebergSchema(), writeFormat,
+            !upsert, // partition if its append mode
+            partitionField);
+      } catch (Exception e){
+        throw new DebeziumException("Failed to create table from debezium event schema:"+tableId+" Error:" + e.getMessage(), e);
+      }
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/IcebergChangeEvent.java b/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/IcebergChangeEvent.java
index 02f526d1..5a4ff956 100644
--- a/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/IcebergChangeEvent.java
+++ b/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/IcebergChangeEvent.java
@@ -310,13 +310,13 @@ public int hashCode() {
     public Schema icebergSchema() {
 
       if (this.valueSchema == null) {
-        throw new RuntimeException("Failed to get event schema, event schema is null");
+        throw new RuntimeException("Failed to get schema from debezium event, event schema is null");
       }
 
       final List<Types.NestedField> tableColumns = icebergSchemaFields(valueSchema);
 
       if (tableColumns.isEmpty()) {
-        throw new RuntimeException("Failed to get event schema, event schema has no fields!");
+        throw new RuntimeException("Failed to get schema from debezium event, event schema has no fields!");
       }
 
       final List<Types.NestedField> keyColumns = icebergSchemaFields(keySchema);
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public Schema icebergSchema() {
         }
 
         if (!found) {
-          throw new ValidationException("Table Row identifier field `" + ic.name() + "` not found in table columns");
+          throw new ValidationException("Debezium key/identifier field `" + ic.name() + "` not found in event columns!");
         }
 
       }
diff --git a/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/history/IcebergSchemaHistory.java b/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/history/IcebergSchemaHistory.java
index 2d0342e3..549f7c9c 100644
--- a/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/history/IcebergSchemaHistory.java
+++ b/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/history/IcebergSchemaHistory.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ protected void storeRecord(HistoryRecord record) throws SchemaHistoryException {
 
           Transaction t = historyTable.newTransaction();
           t.newDelete().deleteFromRowFilter(Expressions.alwaysTrue()).commit();
-          Arrays.stream(files.dataFiles()).forEach(t.newAppend()::appendFile);
+          Arrays.stream(files.dataFiles()).forEach(f -> t.newAppend().appendFile(f).commit());
           t.commitTransaction();
           LOG.trace("Successfully saved history data to Iceberg table");
         }
diff --git a/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/offset/IcebergOffsetBackingStore.java b/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/offset/IcebergOffsetBackingStore.java
index 57af007f..f6d1e639 100644
--- a/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/offset/IcebergOffsetBackingStore.java
+++ b/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/offset/IcebergOffsetBackingStore.java
@@ -165,9 +165,7 @@ protected void save() {
 
         Transaction t = offsetTable.newTransaction();
         t.newDelete().deleteFromRowFilter(Expressions.alwaysTrue()).commit();
-        AppendFiles tableAppender = t.newAppend();
-        Arrays.stream(files.dataFiles()).forEach(tableAppender::appendFile);
-        tableAppender.commit();
+        Arrays.stream(files.dataFiles()).forEach(f -> t.newAppend().appendFile(f).commit());
         t.commitTransaction();
         LOG.debug("Successfully saved offset data to iceberg table");
       }
diff --git a/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/test/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/TestConfigSource.java b/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/test/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/TestConfigSource.java
index 6092f0d2..0287a72f 100644
--- a/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/test/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/TestConfigSource.java
+++ b/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/test/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/TestConfigSource.java
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ public TestConfigSource() {
     config.put("%postgresql.debezium.source.schema.whitelist", "inventory");
     config.put("%postgresql.debezium.source.database.whitelist", "inventory");
     config.put("debezium.source.table.whitelist", "inventory.*");
-    config.put("debezium.source.include.schema.changes", "false");
 
     config.put("quarkus.log.level", "INFO");
     config.put("quarkus.log.category.\"org.apache.spark\".level", "WARN");