diff --git a/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep.go b/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep.go
index 2dc1a5bd09..c9c271eb78 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep.go
@@ -651,17 +651,11 @@ func (c *PostgresConnector) ConsolidateQRepPartitions(ctx context.Context, confi
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to drop %s: %v", dstTableName, err)
 		}
-		_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("ALTER TABLE %s RENAME TO %s",
-			tempTableIdentifier.Sanitize(), QuoteIdentifier(dstSchemaTable.Table)))
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to rename %s to %s: %v",
-				tempTableIdentifier.Sanitize(), dstTableIdentifier.Sanitize(), err)
-		}
 
 		if config.SyncedAtColName != "" {
 			updateSyncedAtStmt := fmt.Sprintf(
 				`UPDATE %s SET %s = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`,
-				dstTableIdentifier.Sanitize(),
+				tempTableIdentifier.Sanitize(),
 				QuoteIdentifier(config.SyncedAtColName),
 			)
 			_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, updateSyncedAtStmt)
@@ -669,6 +663,14 @@ func (c *PostgresConnector) ConsolidateQRepPartitions(ctx context.Context, confi
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to update synced_at column: %v", err)
 			}
 		}
+
+		_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("ALTER TABLE %s RENAME TO %s",
+			tempTableIdentifier.Sanitize(), QuoteIdentifier(dstSchemaTable.Table)))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to rename %s to %s: %v",
+				tempTableIdentifier.Sanitize(), dstTableIdentifier.Sanitize(), err)
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	if constraintsHookExists {