diff --git a/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep_sql_sync.go b/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep_sql_sync.go
index bc97fcf93d..42e113d518 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep_sql_sync.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep_sql_sync.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (s *QRepStagingTableSync) SyncQRepRecords(
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to begin transaction: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		if err := tx.Rollback(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		if err := tx.Rollback(ctx); err != nil {
 			if err != pgx.ErrTxClosed {
 				logger.LoggerFromCtx(ctx).Error("failed to rollback transaction tx2", slog.Any("error", err), syncLog)
 			}
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (s *QRepStagingTableSync) SyncQRepRecords(
 		writeMode.WriteType == protos.QRepWriteType_QREP_WRITE_MODE_APPEND {
 		// Perform the COPY FROM operation
 		numRowsSynced, err = tx.CopyFrom(
-			context.Background(),
+			ctx,
 			pgx.Identifier{dstTableName.Schema, dstTableName.Table},
 			schema.GetColumnNames(),
 			copySource,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (s *QRepStagingTableSync) SyncQRepRecords(
 				QuoteIdentifier(syncedAtCol),
 				QuoteIdentifier(syncedAtCol),
 			)
-			_, err = tx.Exec(context.Background(), updateSyncedAtStmt)
+			_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, updateSyncedAtStmt)
 			if err != nil {
 				return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to update synced_at column: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (s *QRepStagingTableSync) SyncQRepRecords(
 		}
 		newColumns = append(newColumns, fmt.Sprintf("%s TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP",
 			QuoteIdentifier(syncedAtCol)))
-		_, err := tx.Exec(context.Background(), fmt.Sprintf("CREATE UNLOGGED TABLE %s (%s);",
+		_, err := tx.Exec(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("CREATE UNLOGGED TABLE %s (%s);",
 			overwriteTempTableIdentifier,
 			strings.Join(newColumns, ", "),
 		))
@@ -127,17 +127,17 @@ func (s *QRepStagingTableSync) SyncQRepRecords(
 			return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to create %s: %v", overwriteTempTableIdentifier, err)
 		}
 
-		_, err = tx.CopyFrom(context.Background(), overwriteTempTable, schema.GetColumnNames(), copySource)
+		_, err = tx.CopyFrom(ctx, overwriteTempTable, schema.GetColumnNames(), copySource)
 		if err != nil {
 			return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to copy records into %s: %v", overwriteTempTableIdentifier, err)
 		}
 
-		_, err = tx.Exec(context.Background(), fmt.Sprintf("DROP TABLE %s;", dstTableIdentifier))
+		_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("DROP TABLE %s;", dstTableIdentifier))
 		if err != nil {
 			return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to drop %s: %v", dstTableIdentifier, err)
 		}
 
-		_, err = tx.Exec(context.Background(), fmt.Sprintf("ALTER TABLE %s RENAME TO %s;",
+		_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("ALTER TABLE %s RENAME TO %s;",
 			overwriteTempTableIdentifier, QuoteIdentifier(dstTableName.Table)))
 		if err != nil {
 			return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to rename %s to %s: %v",
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (s *QRepStagingTableSync) SyncQRepRecords(
 				QuoteIdentifier(syncedAtCol),
 				QuoteIdentifier(syncedAtCol),
 			)
-			_, err = tx.Exec(context.Background(), updateSyncedAtStmt)
+			_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, updateSyncedAtStmt)
 			if err != nil {
 				return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to update synced_at column: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ func (s *QRepStagingTableSync) SyncQRepRecords(
 
 		s.connector.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Creating staging table %s - '%s'",
 			stagingTableName, createStagingTableStmt), syncLog)
-		_, err = tx.Exec(context.Background(), createStagingTableStmt)
+		_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, createStagingTableStmt)
 		if err != nil {
 			return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to create staging table: %v", err)
 		}
 
 		// Step 2.2: Insert records into the staging table
 		numRowsSynced, err = tx.CopyFrom(
-			context.Background(),
+			ctx,
 			stagingTableIdentifier,
 			schema.GetColumnNames(),
 			copySource,
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (s *QRepStagingTableSync) SyncQRepRecords(
 			setClause,
 		)
 		s.connector.logger.Info("Performing upsert operation", slog.String("upsertStmt", upsertStmt), syncLog)
-		res, err := tx.Exec(context.Background(), upsertStmt)
+		res, err := tx.Exec(ctx, upsertStmt)
 		if err != nil {
 			return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to perform upsert operation: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (s *QRepStagingTableSync) SyncQRepRecords(
 			stagingTableIdentifier.Sanitize(),
 		)
 		s.connector.logger.Info("Dropping staging table", slog.String("stagingTable", stagingTableName), syncLog)
-		_, err = tx.Exec(context.Background(), dropStagingTableStmt)
+		_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, dropStagingTableStmt)
 		if err != nil {
 			return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to drop staging table: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (s *QRepStagingTableSync) SyncQRepRecords(
 	)
 	s.connector.logger.Info("Executing transaction inside Qrep sync", syncLog)
 	_, err = tx.Exec(
-		context.Background(),
+		ctx,
 		insertMetadataStmt,
 		flowJobName,
 		partitionID,
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func (s *QRepStagingTableSync) SyncQRepRecords(
 		return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to execute statements in a transaction: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	err = tx.Commit(context.Background())
+	err = tx.Commit(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to commit transaction: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/ui/app/mirrors/create/handlers.ts b/ui/app/mirrors/create/handlers.ts
index 6e1ee21d76..ac63e50488 100644
--- a/ui/app/mirrors/create/handlers.ts
+++ b/ui/app/mirrors/create/handlers.ts
@@ -205,10 +205,6 @@ export const handleCreateQRep = async (
   }
 
   if (config.sourcePeer?.snowflakeConfig) {
-    if (config.query.includes('<table_name>')) {
-      notify('Please fill in the query correctly');
-      return;
-    }
     if (config.watermarkTable == '') {
       notify('Please fill in the source table');
       return;