diff --git a/src/databricks/sqlalchemy/dialect/__init__.py b/src/databricks/sqlalchemy/dialect/__init__.py
index 03420f2cd..6a23de75c 100644
--- a/src/databricks/sqlalchemy/dialect/__init__.py
+++ b/src/databricks/sqlalchemy/dialect/__init__.py
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def has_table(self, connection, table_name, schema=None, **kwargs) -> bool:
         DBR_GT_12_NOT_FOUND_STRING = "TABLE_OR_VIEW_NOT_FOUND"
 
         try:
-            res = connection.execute(f"DESCRIBE TABLE {table_name}")
+            res = connection.execute(f"DESCRIBE TABLE `{schema}`.{table_name}")
             return True
         except DatabaseError as e:
             if DBR_GT_12_NOT_FOUND_STRING in str(