diff --git a/dltflow/quality/dlt_meta.py b/dltflow/quality/dlt_meta.py
index 2a33d1a..02cc2cc 100644
--- a/dltflow/quality/dlt_meta.py
+++ b/dltflow/quality/dlt_meta.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def orchestrate(self):
 import inspect
 import typing as t
 import logging
+from copy import deepcopy
 from functools import wraps
 from warnings import warn
 
@@ -363,12 +364,10 @@ def table_view_expectation_wrapper(self, child_function, execution_config, *args
             self._logger.debug(f'Expectations provided. Applying DLT expectations to {child_function.__name__}.')
             return execution_config.dlt_config.expectation_function(
                 execution_config.dlt_config.dlt_expectations
-            )(
-                execution_config.table_or_view_func(
+            )(execution_config.table_or_view_func(
                     child_function,
                     **execution_config.dlt_config.write_opts.model_dump(exclude_none=True),
                 )
-
             )
         else:
             self._logger.debug(f'Expectations not provided. Applying DLT expectations to {child_function.__name__}.')
@@ -437,8 +436,13 @@ def streaming_table_expectation_wrapper(self, child_function, execution_config):
         elif execution_config.dlt_config.apply_chg_config:
             dlt.create_streaming_table(name='target')
 
+            # rename view with a prefix of vw_ to separate out
+            # the user table target from the intermediate target
+            vw_execution_config = execution_config
+            vw_execution_config.dlt_config.apply_chg_config.target = f'vw_{execution_config.dlt_config.apply_chg_config.target}'
+
             view_with_expectations = self.table_view_expectation_wrapper(
-                child_function, execution_config
+                child_function, vw_execution_config
             )
 
             dlt.apply_changes(
diff --git a/tests/unit/quality/test_dlt_meta.py b/tests/unit/quality/test_dlt_meta.py
index 0216f82..1270931 100644
--- a/tests/unit/quality/test_dlt_meta.py
+++ b/tests/unit/quality/test_dlt_meta.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def test_dlt_calls_streaming_table_append_flow(
 
 
 def test_dlt_calls_streaming_table_apply_changes(
-    pipeline_instance, pipeline_config
+    pipeline_instance, pipeline_config, sample_df
 ):  # pragma: no cover
     """
     This test checks that the DLT calls are being made correctly.
@@ -223,11 +223,21 @@ def test_dlt_calls_streaming_table_apply_changes(
 
     with patch("dltflow.quality.dlt_meta.dlt.create_streaming_table") as mock_streaming_table:
         pipeline_instance = MyPipeline(init_conf=pipeline_config)
-        assert mock_streaming_table.call_count == 1
-
-        with patch("dltflow.quality.dlt_meta.dlt.apply_changes") as mock_apply_changes:
-            out_df = pipeline_instance.orchestrate()
-            mock_apply_changes.assert_called()
+        with patch.object(
+                pipeline_instance._execution_conf[0].dlt_config,
+                "_expectation_function",
+                autospec=True,
+        ) as mock_expect:
+            with patch.object(
+                    pipeline_instance._execution_conf[0], "table_or_view_func", autospec=True
+            ) as mock_table:
+                mock_table.return_value = sample_df
+                mock_expect.return_value = lambda *args, **kwargs: sample_df
+                assert mock_streaming_table.call_count == 1
+
+                with patch("dltflow.quality.dlt_meta.dlt.apply_changes") as mock_apply_changes:
+                    out_df = pipeline_instance.orchestrate()
+                    mock_apply_changes.assert_called()