diff --git a/dlt/destinations/dataset.py b/dlt/destinations/dataset.py
index 50224f65d0..f2922d8e36 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/dataset.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/dataset.py
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@ def __init__(
         self.client = client
         self.query = query
         self.table = table
-        self.columns = columns
+        self.schema_columns = columns
 
     @contextmanager
     def cursor(self) -> Generator[SupportsReadableRelation, Any, Any]:
         """Gets a DBApiCursor for the current relation"""
         if self.table:
-            with self.client.table_relation(table=self.table, columns=self.columns) as cursor:
+            with self.client.table_relation(
+                table=self.table, columns=self.schema_columns
+            ) as cursor:
                 yield cursor
         elif self.query:
             with self.client.query_relation(query=self.query) as cursor:
diff --git a/dlt/destinations/impl/filesystem/filesystem.py b/dlt/destinations/impl/filesystem/filesystem.py
index c4fbbaf71a..67bb64bb84 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/impl/filesystem/filesystem.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/impl/filesystem/filesystem.py
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ def table_relation(
     ) -> Generator[DBApiCursor, Any, Any]:
         table = self.sql_client.make_qualified_table_name(table)
         with self.sql_client.execute_query(f"SELECT * FROM {table}") as cursor:
-            cursor.columns = columns
+            cursor.schema_columns = columns
             yield cursor
 
     @contextmanager
diff --git a/dlt/destinations/impl/mssql/mssql.py b/dlt/destinations/impl/mssql/mssql.py
index 4ba7b6e8ca..dcac1e940e 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/impl/mssql/mssql.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/impl/mssql/mssql.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def table_relation(
             query = f"SELECT * FROM {table}"
             sql_client._conn.autocommit = False
             with sql_client.execute_query(query) as cursor:
-                cursor.columns = columns
+                cursor.schema_columns = columns
                 yield cursor
 
     @contextmanager
diff --git a/dlt/destinations/impl/sqlalchemy/db_api_client.py b/dlt/destinations/impl/sqlalchemy/db_api_client.py
index 580a7df007..7a25a6b557 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/impl/sqlalchemy/db_api_client.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/impl/sqlalchemy/db_api_client.py
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ def _wrap(self: "SqlalchemyClient", *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
 
 class SqlaDbApiCursor(DBApiCursorImpl):
     def __init__(self, curr: sa.engine.CursorResult) -> None:
+        self.schema_columns = None
+
         # Sqlalchemy CursorResult is *mostly* compatible with DB-API cursor
         self.native_cursor = curr  # type: ignore[assignment]
         curr.columns
diff --git a/dlt/destinations/job_client_impl.py b/dlt/destinations/job_client_impl.py
index c626b613b8..af190baae1 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/job_client_impl.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/job_client_impl.py
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ def table_relation(
             table = sql_client.make_qualified_table_name(table)
             query = f"SELECT * FROM {table}"
             with sql_client.execute_query(query) as cursor:
-                cursor.columns = columns
+                cursor.schema_columns = columns
                 yield cursor
 
     @contextmanager
diff --git a/dlt/destinations/sql_client.py b/dlt/destinations/sql_client.py
index a75be97340..62e8e5e56d 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/sql_client.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/sql_client.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class DBApiCursorImpl(DBApiCursor):
 
     def __init__(self, curr: DBApiCursor) -> None:
         self.native_cursor = curr
-        self.columns = None
+        self.schema_columns = None
 
         # wire protocol methods
         self.execute = curr.execute  # type: ignore
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def iter_arrow(self, chunk_size: int) -> Generator[ArrowTable, None, None]:
         caps = DestinationCapabilitiesContext.generic_capabilities()
 
         # provide default columns in case not known
-        columns = self.columns or cast(
+        columns = self.schema_columns or cast(
             TTableSchemaColumns, {c: {"name": c, "nullable": True} for c in self._get_columns()}
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/load/utils.py b/tests/load/utils.py
index c6718792a2..1d5a99516f 100644
--- a/tests/load/utils.py
+++ b/tests/load/utils.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def destinations_configs(
                 supports_merge=False,
                 supports_dbt=False,
                 destination_name="sqlalchemy_sqlite",
-                credentials="sqlite:///_storage/dl_data.sqlite"
+                credentials="sqlite:///_storage/dl_data.sqlite",
             ),
         ]