diff --git a/flow/connectors/postgres/validate.go b/flow/connectors/postgres/validate.go
index 4928e7c6d5..8e715278d8 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/postgres/validate.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/postgres/validate.go
@@ -69,15 +69,22 @@ func (c *PostgresConnector) CheckReplicationPermissions(ctx context.Context, use
 	var replicationRes bool
 	err := c.conn.QueryRow(ctx, "SELECT rolreplication FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = $1", username).Scan(&replicationRes)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		if err == pgx.ErrNoRows {
+			c.logger.Warn("No rows in pg_roles for user. Skipping rolereplication check",
+				"username", username)
+		} else {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if !replicationRes {
 		// RDS case: check pg_settings for rds.logical_replication
 		var setting string
 		err := c.conn.QueryRow(ctx, "SELECT setting FROM pg_settings WHERE name = 'rds.logical_replication'").Scan(&setting)
-		if err != nil || setting != "on" {
-			return errors.New("postgres user does not have replication role")
+		if err != pgx.ErrNoRows {
+			if err != nil || setting != "on" {
+				return errors.New("postgres user does not have replication role")
+			}
 		}
 	}