diff --git a/dlt/destinations/job_client_impl.py b/dlt/destinations/job_client_impl.py
index 5838ab2ab7..abf9b9a119 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/job_client_impl.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/job_client_impl.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     Iterator,
     ContextManager,
     cast,
+    Union,
 )
 import zlib
 import re
@@ -186,7 +187,10 @@ def update_stored_schema(
     ) -> Optional[TSchemaTables]:
         super().update_stored_schema(only_tables, expected_update)
         applied_update: TSchemaTables = {}
-        schema_info = self.get_stored_schema_by_hash(self.schema.stored_version_hash)
+        self.schema.version
+        schema_info = self.get_stored_schema_by_hash(
+            self.schema.stored_version_hash, self.schema.version
+        )
         if schema_info is None:
             logger.info(
                 f"Schema with hash {self.schema.stored_version_hash} not found in the storage."
@@ -375,10 +379,17 @@ def get_stored_state(self, pipeline_name: str) -> StateInfo:
             return None
         return StateInfo(row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], pendulum.instance(row[4]))
 
-    def get_stored_schema_by_hash(self, version_hash: str) -> StorageSchemaInfo:
+    def get_stored_schema_by_hash(
+        self, version_hash: str, version: Optional[int] = None
+    ) -> StorageSchemaInfo:
         name = self.sql_client.make_qualified_table_name(self.schema.version_table_name)
-        query = f"SELECT {self.version_table_schema_columns} FROM {name} WHERE version_hash = %s;"
-        return self._row_to_schema_info(query, version_hash)
+        query = f"SELECT {self.version_table_schema_columns} FROM {name} WHERE version_hash = %s"
+        params: List[Union[int, str]] = [version_hash]
+        if version is not None:
+            params.append(version)
+            query += " AND version = %s"
+        query += ";"
+        return self._row_to_schema_info(query, *params)
 
     def _execute_schema_update_sql(self, only_tables: Iterable[str]) -> TSchemaTables:
         sql_scripts, schema_update = self._build_schema_update_sql(only_tables)
diff --git a/dlt/load/utils.py b/dlt/load/utils.py
index 8b296b3033..7a3b83e8f8 100644
--- a/dlt/load/utils.py
+++ b/dlt/load/utils.py
@@ -150,24 +150,20 @@ def _init_dataset_and_update_schema(
         f"Client for {job_client.config.destination_type} will start initialize storage"
         f" {staging_text}"
     )
+    job_client.initialize_storage()
     if drop_tables:
-        old_schema = job_client.schema
-        new_schema = job_client.schema.clone()
-        job_client.schema = new_schema
-        for table in drop_tables:
-            new_schema.tables.pop(table["name"], None)
-        new_schema._bump_version()
+        drop_table_names = [table["name"] for table in drop_tables]
         if hasattr(job_client, "drop_tables"):
             logger.info(
                 f"Client for {job_client.config.destination_type} will drop tables {staging_text}"
             )
-            job_client.drop_tables(*[table["name"] for table in drop_tables], replace_schema=True)
-        job_client.schema = old_schema
-    job_client.initialize_storage()
+            job_client.drop_tables(*drop_table_names, replace_schema=False)
+
     logger.info(
         f"Client for {job_client.config.destination_type} will update schema to package schema"
         f" {staging_text}"
     )
+
     applied_update = job_client.update_stored_schema(
         only_tables=update_tables, expected_update=expected_update
     )