diff --git a/bmsdna/lakeapi/core/datasource.py b/bmsdna/lakeapi/core/datasource.py
index 6152ade..9a8e278 100644
--- a/bmsdna/lakeapi/core/datasource.py
+++ b/bmsdna/lakeapi/core/datasource.py
@@ -174,18 +174,21 @@ def get_execution_uri(self, meta_only: bool):
     def file_exists(self):
         if self.config.file_type in ["odbc", "sqlite"]:
             return True  # the uri is not really a file here
+        if self.config.file_type == "delta":
+            return self.get_execution_uri(meta_only=True).exists()
         if not self.source_uri.exists():
             return False
         return True
 
     def get_delta_table(self, schema_only: bool):
         if self.config.file_type == "delta":
-            if self.source_uri.exists():
+            if self.file_exists():
                 try:
                     from bmsdna.lakeapi.utils.meta_cache import get_deltalake_meta
 
                     meta = get_deltalake_meta(
-                        self.basic_config.default_engine == "polars", self.source_uri
+                        self.basic_config.default_engine == "polars",
+                        self.get_execution_uri(meta_only=True),
                     )
                     return meta
                 except FileNotFoundError:
diff --git a/bmsdna/lakeapi/utils/meta_cache.py b/bmsdna/lakeapi/utils/meta_cache.py
index f203e6b..e7ca90b 100644
--- a/bmsdna/lakeapi/utils/meta_cache.py
+++ b/bmsdna/lakeapi/utils/meta_cache.py
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ def get_deltalake_meta(use_polars: bool, uri: SourceUri):
     else:
         if _global_duck_con is None:
             _global_duck_con = duckdb.connect(":memory:")
-            _global_duck_meta_engine = DuckDBMetaEngine(_global_duck_con)
+            _global_duck_meta_engine = DuckDBMetaEngine(
+                _global_duck_con,
+                use_fsspec=os.getenv("DUCKDB_DELTA_USE_FSSPEC", "0") == "1",
+            )
         ab_uri, ab_opts = uri.get_uri_options(flavor="original")
         assert _global_duck_meta_engine is not None
         meta_engine = _global_duck_meta_engine
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5a30190..8ee8277 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "bmsdna-lakeapi"
-version = "0.27.2"
+version = "0.27.3"
 description = ""
 authors = [{ name = "DWH Team", email = "you@example.com" }]
 dependencies = [