diff --git a/flow/cmd/validate_peer.go b/flow/cmd/validate_peer.go
index b3eb16c941..b6dc2cff5d 100644
--- a/flow/cmd/validate_peer.go
+++ b/flow/cmd/validate_peer.go
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ func (h *FlowRequestHandler) ValidatePeer(
 	if err != nil {
 		return &protos.ValidatePeerResponse{
 			Status: protos.ValidatePeerStatus_INVALID,
-			Message: fmt.Sprintf("peer type is missing or "+
-				"your requested configuration for %s peer %s was invalidated: %s",
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("%s peer %s was invalidated: %s",
 				req.Peer.Type, req.Peer.Name, err),
 		}, nil
 	}
diff --git a/flow/connectors/bigquery/bigquery.go b/flow/connectors/bigquery/bigquery.go
index 3443993512..efbe8d0d4f 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/bigquery/bigquery.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/bigquery/bigquery.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package connbigquery
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"reflect"
@@ -142,6 +143,51 @@ func (bqsa *BigQueryServiceAccount) CreateStorageClient(ctx context.Context) (*s
 	return client, nil
 }
 
+// TableCheck:
+// 1. Creates a table
+// 2. Inserts one row into the table
+// 3. Deletes the table
+func TableCheck(ctx context.Context, client *bigquery.Client, dataset string, project string) error {
+	dummyTable := "peerdb_validate_dummy_" + shared.RandomString(4)
+
+	newTable := client.DatasetInProject(project, dataset).Table(dummyTable)
+
+	createErr := newTable.Create(ctx, &bigquery.TableMetadata{
+		Schema: []*bigquery.FieldSchema{
+			{
+				Name:     "dummy",
+				Type:     bigquery.BooleanFieldType,
+				Repeated: false,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	if createErr != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to validate table creation within dataset: %w. "+
+			"Please check if bigquery.tables.create permission has been granted", createErr)
+	}
+
+	var errs []error
+	insertQuery := client.Query(fmt.Sprintf("INSERT INTO %s VALUES(true)", dummyTable))
+	insertQuery.DefaultDatasetID = dataset
+	insertQuery.DefaultProjectID = project
+	_, insertErr := insertQuery.Run(ctx)
+	if insertErr != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("unable to validate insertion into table: %w. ", insertErr))
+	}
+
+	// Drop the table
+	deleteErr := newTable.Delete(ctx)
+	if deleteErr != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("unable to delete table :%w. ", deleteErr))
+	}
+
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		return errors.Join(errs...)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // NewBigQueryConnector creates a new BigQueryConnector from a PeerConnectionConfig.
 func NewBigQueryConnector(ctx context.Context, config *protos.BigqueryConfig) (*BigQueryConnector, error) {
 	bqsa, err := NewBigQueryServiceAccount(config)
@@ -166,10 +212,16 @@ func NewBigQueryConnector(ctx context.Context, config *protos.BigqueryConfig) (*
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create BigQuery client: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	_, checkErr := client.DatasetInProject(projectID, datasetID).Metadata(ctx)
-	if checkErr != nil {
-		slog.ErrorContext(ctx, "failed to get dataset metadata", slog.Any("error", checkErr))
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get dataset metadata: %v", checkErr)
+	_, datasetErr := client.DatasetInProject(projectID, datasetID).Metadata(ctx)
+	if datasetErr != nil {
+		slog.ErrorContext(ctx, "failed to get dataset metadata", slog.Any("error", datasetErr))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get dataset metadata: %v", datasetErr)
+	}
+
+	permissionErr := TableCheck(ctx, client, datasetID, projectID)
+	if permissionErr != nil {
+		slog.ErrorContext(ctx, "failed to get run mock table check", slog.Any("error", permissionErr))
+		return nil, permissionErr
 	}
 
 	storageClient, err := bqsa.CreateStorageClient(ctx)
diff --git a/ui/components/PeerForms/BigqueryConfig.tsx b/ui/components/PeerForms/BigqueryConfig.tsx
index db435bb17a..9b423de320 100644
--- a/ui/components/PeerForms/BigqueryConfig.tsx
+++ b/ui/components/PeerForms/BigqueryConfig.tsx
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ export default function BigqueryForm(props: BQProps) {
         A service account JSON file in BigQuery is a file that contains
         information which allows PeerDB to securely access BigQuery resources.
       </Label>
-      <Label
-        as={Link}
+      <Link
         style={{ color: 'teal', textDecoration: 'underline' }}
         href='https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/authentication/service-account-file'
+        target='_blank'
       >
         Creating a service account file
-      </Label>
+      </Link>
       <RowWithTextField
         label={
           <Label>