diff --git a/server/lib/realtime/rls/replications.ex b/server/lib/realtime/rls/replications.ex
index fe78be9fb..521cb9ecd 100644
--- a/server/lib/realtime/rls/replications.ex
+++ b/server/lib/realtime/rls/replications.ex
@@ -54,16 +54,38 @@ defmodule Realtime.RLS.Replications do
             case when bool_or(pubupdate) then 'update' else null end,
             case when bool_or(pubdelete) then 'delete' else null end
           ) as w2j_actions,
-          string_agg(realtime.quote_wal2json(format('%I.%I', schemaname, tablename)::regclass), ',') w2j_add_tables
+          coalesce(
+            string_agg(
+              realtime.quote_wal2json(format('%I.%I', schemaname, tablename)::regclass),
+              ','
+            ) filter (where ppt.tablename is not null),
+            ''
+          ) w2j_add_tables
         from
           pg_publication pp
-          join pg_publication_tables ppt
+          left join pg_publication_tables ppt
             on pp.pubname = ppt.pubname
         where
           pp.pubname = $1
         group by
           pp.pubname
         limit 1
+      ),
+      w2j as (
+        select
+          x.*, pub.w2j_add_tables
+        from
+          pub,
+          pg_logical_slot_get_changes(
+            $2, null, null,
+            'include-pk', '1',
+            'include-transaction', 'false',
+            'include-timestamp', 'true',
+            'write-in-chunks', 'true',
+            'format-version', '2',
+            'actions', pub.w2j_actions,
+            'add-tables', pub.w2j_add_tables
+          ) x
       )
       select
         xyz.wal,
@@ -71,35 +93,13 @@ defmodule Realtime.RLS.Replications do
         xyz.subscription_ids,
         xyz.errors
       from
-        pub,
-        lateral (
-          select
-            *
-          from
-            pg_logical_slot_get_changes(
-              $2, null, null,
-              'include-pk', '1',
-              'include-transaction', 'false',
-              'include-timestamp', 'true',
-              'write-in-chunks', 'true',
-              'format-version', '2',
-              'actions', coalesce(pub.w2j_actions, ''),
-              'add-tables', pub.w2j_add_tables
-            )
-        ) w2j,
-        lateral (
-          select
-            x.wal,
-            x.is_rls_enabled,
-            x.subscription_ids,
-            x.errors
-          from
-            realtime.apply_rls(
-              wal := w2j.data::jsonb,
-              max_record_bytes := $3
-            ) x(wal, is_rls_enabled, subscription_ids, errors)
-        ) xyz
-      where coalesce(pub.w2j_add_tables, '') <> ''
+        w2j,
+        realtime.apply_rls(
+          wal := w2j.data::jsonb,
+          max_record_bytes := $3
+        ) xyz(wal, is_rls_enabled, subscription_ids, errors)
+      where
+        w2j.w2j_add_tables <> ''
         and xyz.subscription_ids[1] is not null",
       [
         publication,