diff --git a/dbt/include/duckdb/macros/adapters.sql b/dbt/include/duckdb/macros/adapters.sql
index 9637012d..34af4346 100644
--- a/dbt/include/duckdb/macros/adapters.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/duckdb/macros/adapters.sql
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
-
 {% macro duckdb__create_schema(relation) -%}
   {%- call statement('create_schema') -%}
-    create schema if not exists {{ relation.without_identifier() }}
+    {% set sql %}
+        select type from duckdb_databases()
+        where database_name='{{ relation.database }}'
+        and type='sqlite'
+    {% endset %}
+    {% set results = run_query(sql) %}
+    {% if results|length == 0 %}
+        create schema if not exists {{ relation.without_identifier() }}
+    {% else %}
+        {% if relation.schema!='main' %}
+            {{ exceptions.raise_compiler_error(
+                "Schema must be 'main' when writing to sqlite "
+                ~ "instead got " ~ relation.schema
+            )}}
+        {% endif %}
+    {% endif %}
   {%- endcall -%}
 {% endmacro %}