diff --git a/crates/core/src/operations/write/mod.rs b/crates/core/src/operations/write/mod.rs
index 49348415b4..22e61d0b1f 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/operations/write/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/operations/write/mod.rs
@@ -555,11 +555,13 @@ impl std::future::IntoFuture for WriteBuilder {
                         .apply_column_metadata_to_protocol(&schema_struct)?
                         .move_table_properties_into_features(&configuration);
 
-                    let schema_action = Action::Metadata(Metadata::try_new(
-                        schema_struct,
-                        partition_columns.clone(),
-                        configuration,
-                    )?);
+                    let mut metadata = Metadata::try_new(schema_struct, partition_columns.clone(), configuration)?;
+                    let existing_metadata_id = snapshot.metadata().id.clone();
+
+                    if !existing_metadata_id.is_empty() {
+                        metadata = metadata.with_table_id(existing_metadata_id);
+                    }
+                    let schema_action = Action::Metadata(metadata);
                     actions.push(schema_action);
                     if current_protocol != &new_protocol {
                         actions.push(new_protocol.into())
diff --git a/crates/core/src/writer/record_batch.rs b/crates/core/src/writer/record_batch.rs
index 6328569370..ca0173458c 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/writer/record_batch.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/writer/record_batch.rs
@@ -798,8 +798,6 @@ mod tests {
             table.load().await.expect("Failed to load table");
             assert_eq!(table.version(), 0);
 
-            let first_metadata_id = table.metadata()?.id.clone();
-
 
             let batch = get_record_batch(None, false);
             let mut writer = RecordBatchWriter::for_table(&table).unwrap();
@@ -839,15 +837,10 @@ mod tests {
             let new_schema = table.metadata().unwrap().schema().unwrap();
             let expected_columns = vec!["id", "value", "modified", "vid", "name"];
             let found_columns: Vec<&String> = new_schema.fields().map(|f| f.name()).collect();
-            let second_metadata_id = table.metadata()?.id.clone();
             assert_eq!(
                 expected_columns, found_columns,
                 "The new table schema does not contain all evolved columns as expected"
             );
-            assert_eq!(
-                first_metadata_id, second_metadata_id,
-                "table metadata id change differed between runs"
-            )
         }
 
         #[tokio::test]