diff --git a/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/bigquery.py b/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/bigquery.py
index d7ce9d56b8..6c2562af5a 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/bigquery.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/bigquery.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def create_mapping_schema(
         table = exp.to_table(table_name)
         if len(table.parts) == 3 and "." in table.name:
             # The client's `get_table` method can't handle paths with >3 identifiers
-            self.execute(exp.select("*").from_(table).limit(1))
+            self.execute(exp.select("*").from_(table).limit(0))
             query_results = self._query_job._query_results
             columns = create_mapping_schema(query_results.schema)
         else: