diff --git a/flow/e2e/snowflake/peer_flow_sf_test.go b/flow/e2e/snowflake/peer_flow_sf_test.go
index 6aba3994f9..b6ff159792 100644
--- a/flow/e2e/snowflake/peer_flow_sf_test.go
+++ b/flow/e2e/snowflake/peer_flow_sf_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func TestPeerFlowE2ETestSuiteSF(t *testing.T) {
 		{"Test_Composite_PKey_SF", s.Test_Composite_PKey_SF},
 		{"Test_Composite_PKey_Toast_1_SF", s.Test_Composite_PKey_Toast_1_SF},
 		{"Test_Composite_PKey_Toast_2_SF", s.Test_Composite_PKey_Toast_2_SF},
+		{"Test_Column_Exclusion", s.Test_Column_Exclusion},
 	}
 
 	// assert that there are no duplicate test names
@@ -1346,10 +1347,12 @@ func (s *PeerFlowE2ETestSuiteSF) Test_Column_Exclusion(t *testing.T) {
 	`, srcTableName))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	c := e2e.FlowConnectionGenerationConfig{}
+	connectionGen := e2e.FlowConnectionGenerationConfig{
+		FlowJobName: s.attachSuffix("test_exclude_flow"),
+	}
 
 	config := &protos.FlowConnectionConfigs{
-		FlowJobName: s.attachSuffix("test_exclude_flow"),
+		FlowJobName: connectionGen.FlowJobName,
 		Destination: s.sfHelper.Peer,
 		TableMappings: []*protos.TableMapping{
 			{
@@ -1359,8 +1362,8 @@ func (s *PeerFlowE2ETestSuiteSF) Test_Column_Exclusion(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		Source:         e2e.GeneratePostgresPeer(e2e.PostgresPort),
-		CdcSyncMode:    c.CDCSyncMode,
-		CdcStagingPath: c.CdcStagingPath,
+		CdcSyncMode:    connectionGen.CDCSyncMode,
+		CdcStagingPath: connectionGen.CdcStagingPath,
 	}
 
 	limits := peerflow.CDCFlowLimits{
@@ -1368,14 +1371,35 @@ func (s *PeerFlowE2ETestSuiteSF) Test_Column_Exclusion(t *testing.T) {
 		MaxBatchSize:   100,
 	}
 
+	// in a separate goroutine, wait for PeerFlowStatusQuery to finish setup
+	// and then insert, update and delete rows in the table.
+	go func() {
+		e2e.SetupCDCFlowStatusQuery(env, connectionGen)
+
+		// insert 10 rows into the source table
+		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+			testValue := fmt.Sprintf("test_value_%d", i)
+			_, err = s.pool.Exec(context.Background(), fmt.Sprintf(`
+			INSERT INTO %s(c2,t,t2) VALUES ($1,$2,random_string(100))
+		`, srcTableName), i, testValue)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
+		fmt.Println("Inserted 10 rows into the source table")
+
+		e2e.NormalizeFlowCountQuery(env, connectionGen, 2)
+		_, err = s.pool.Exec(context.Background(),
+			fmt.Sprintf(`UPDATE %s SET c1=c1+1 WHERE MOD(c2,2)=$1`, srcTableName), 1)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = s.pool.Exec(context.Background(), fmt.Sprintf(`DELETE FROM %s WHERE MOD(c2,2)=$1`, srcTableName), 0)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}()
+
 	env.ExecuteWorkflow(peerflow.CDCFlowWorkflowWithConfig, &config, &limits, nil)
 	require.True(t, env.IsWorkflowCompleted())
 	err = env.GetWorkflowError()
 	s.Error(err)
 	s.Contains(err.Error(), "continue as new")
 
-	// TODO insert rows, wait
-
 	query := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT * FROM %s.%s.test_exclude_sf ORDER BY id",
 		s.sfHelper.testDatabaseName, s.sfHelper.testSchemaName)
 	sfRows, err := s.sfHelper.ExecuteAndProcessQuery(query)
@@ -1385,4 +1409,5 @@ func (s *PeerFlowE2ETestSuiteSF) Test_Column_Exclusion(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotEqual(t, field.Name, "c2")
 	}
 	require.Equal(t, len(sfRows.Schema.Fields), 4)
+	// TODO inspect content
 }