diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/Hive2Namespace.java b/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/Hive2Namespace.java
index 7b43fa85..b4d77e90 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/Hive2Namespace.java
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/Hive2Namespace.java
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public void tableExists(TableExistsRequest request) {
           CommonUtil.formatCurrentStackTrace());
     }
 
-    Hive2Util.validateLanceTable(hmsTable.get());
+    Hive2Util.validateLanceTable(hmsTable.get(), config.isSkipValidationLanceFormatTable());
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ protected Optional<String> doDescribeTable(ObjectIdentifier id) {
       return Optional.empty();
     }
 
-    Hive2Util.validateLanceTable(hmsTable.get());
+    Hive2Util.validateLanceTable(hmsTable.get(), config.isSkipValidationLanceFormatTable());
     return Optional.of(hmsTable.get().getSd().getLocation());
   }
 
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ protected String doDropTable(ObjectIdentifier id) {
             CommonUtil.formatCurrentStackTrace());
       }
 
-      Hive2Util.validateLanceTable(hmsTable.get());
+      Hive2Util.validateLanceTable(hmsTable.get(), config.isSkipValidationLanceFormatTable());
       String location = hmsTable.get().getSd().getLocation();
 
       clientPool.run(
@@ -729,4 +729,8 @@ private String getDefaultTableLocation(String namespaceName, String tableName) {
     return String.format(
         "%s/%s/%s.lance", config.getRoot(), namespaceName.toLowerCase(), tableName.toLowerCase());
   }
+
+  public Hive2ClientPool getClientPool() {
+    return clientPool;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/Hive2NamespaceConfig.java b/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/Hive2NamespaceConfig.java
index ffb94e52..7eeaaec9 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/Hive2NamespaceConfig.java
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/Hive2NamespaceConfig.java
@@ -36,9 +36,13 @@ public class Hive2NamespaceConfig {
 
   public static final String ROOT_DEFAULT = System.getProperty("user.dir");
 
+  public static final String SKIP_LANCE_TABLE_VALIDATION = "skip.validate.lance.format.table";
+  public static final boolean SKIP_LANCE_TABLE_VALIDATION_DEFAULT = false;
+
   private final int clientPoolSize;
   private final Map<String, String> storageOptions;
   private final String root;
+  private final boolean skipValidationLanceFormatTable;
 
   public Hive2NamespaceConfig(Map<String, String> properties) {
     this.clientPoolSize =
@@ -47,6 +51,9 @@ public Hive2NamespaceConfig(Map<String, String> properties) {
     this.root =
         OpenDalUtil.stripTrailingSlash(
             PropertyUtil.propertyAsString(properties, ROOT, ROOT_DEFAULT));
+    this.skipValidationLanceFormatTable =
+        PropertyUtil.propertyAsBoolean(
+            properties, SKIP_LANCE_TABLE_VALIDATION, SKIP_LANCE_TABLE_VALIDATION_DEFAULT);
   }
 
   public int getClientPoolSize() {
@@ -60,4 +67,8 @@ public Map<String, String> getStorageOptions() {
   public String getRoot() {
     return root;
   }
+
+  public boolean isSkipValidationLanceFormatTable() {
+    return skipValidationLanceFormatTable;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/Hive2Util.java b/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/Hive2Util.java
index e82e7cdc..6bf239e4 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/Hive2Util.java
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/Hive2Util.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.api.Table;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.UserGroupInformation;
 import org.apache.thrift.TException;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@
 import static com.lancedb.lance.namespace.hive2.Hive2ErrorType.InvalidLanceTable;
 
 public class Hive2Util {
+  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Hive2Util.class);
 
   public static Database getDatabaseOrNull(Hive2ClientPool clientPool, String db) {
     try {
@@ -109,6 +112,14 @@ public static Optional<Table> getTable(Hive2ClientPool clientPool, String db, St
   }
 
   public static void validateLanceTable(Table table) {
+    validateLanceTable(table, false);
+  }
+
+  public static void validateLanceTable(Table table, boolean skipValidation) {
+    if (skipValidation) {
+      LOG.info("Skip validate lance format table procedure.");
+      return;
+    }
     Map<String, String> params = table.getParameters();
     if (params == null || !"lance".equalsIgnoreCase(params.get("table_type"))) {
       throw LanceNamespaceException.badRequest(
diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/test/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/TestHive2NamespaceConfig.java b/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/test/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/TestHive2NamespaceConfig.java
index 1179a06d..f7d39513 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/test/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/TestHive2NamespaceConfig.java
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-hive2/src/test/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive2/TestHive2NamespaceConfig.java
@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@ public void testOtherConfigurationValues() {
         ImmutableMap.of(
             "root", "/custom/root",
             "client.pool-size", "5",
-            "storage.s3.region", "us-west-2");
+            "storage.s3.region", "us-west-2",
+            "skip.validate.lance.format.table", "true");
     Hive2NamespaceConfig config = new Hive2NamespaceConfig(properties);
 
     assertEquals("/custom/root", config.getRoot());
     assertEquals(5, config.getClientPoolSize());
     assertEquals("us-west-2", config.getStorageOptions().get("s3.region"));
+    assertEquals(true, config.isSkipValidationLanceFormatTable());
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/Hive3Namespace.java b/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/Hive3Namespace.java
index 5cf63b86..a824f9b1 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/Hive3Namespace.java
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/Hive3Namespace.java
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public void tableExists(TableExistsRequest request) {
           CommonUtil.formatCurrentStackTrace());
     }
 
-    Hive3Util.validateLanceTable(hmsTable.get());
+    Hive3Util.validateLanceTable(hmsTable.get(), config.isSkipValidationLanceFormatTable());
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ protected Optional<String> doDescribeTable(ObjectIdentifier id) {
       return Optional.empty();
     }
 
-    Hive3Util.validateLanceTable(hmsTable.get());
+    Hive3Util.validateLanceTable(hmsTable.get(), config.isSkipValidationLanceFormatTable());
     return Optional.of(hmsTable.get().getSd().getLocation());
   }
 
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ protected String doDropTable(ObjectIdentifier id) {
             CommonUtil.formatCurrentStackTrace());
       }
 
-      Hive3Util.validateLanceTable(hmsTable.get());
+      Hive3Util.validateLanceTable(hmsTable.get(), config.isSkipValidationLanceFormatTable());
       String location = hmsTable.get().getSd().getLocation();
 
       clientPool.run(
@@ -915,4 +915,8 @@ private String getDefaultTableLocation(String namespaceName, String tableName) {
     return String.format(
         "%s/%s/%s.lance", config.getRoot(), namespaceName.toLowerCase(), tableName.toLowerCase());
   }
+
+  public Hive3ClientPool getClientPool() {
+    return clientPool;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/Hive3NamespaceConfig.java b/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/Hive3NamespaceConfig.java
index 4d647f3d..af7516ea 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/Hive3NamespaceConfig.java
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/Hive3NamespaceConfig.java
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ public class Hive3NamespaceConfig {
 
   public static final String ROOT_DEFAULT = System.getProperty("user.dir");
 
+  public static final String SKIP_LANCE_TABLE_VALIDATION = "skip.validate.lance.format.table";
+  public static final boolean SKIP_LANCE_TABLE_VALIDATION_DEFAULT = false;
+
   private final int clientPoolSize;
   private final Map<String, String> storageOptions;
   private final String root;
+  private final boolean skipValidationLanceFormatTable;
 
   public Hive3NamespaceConfig(Map<String, String> properties) {
     this.clientPoolSize =
@@ -48,6 +52,9 @@ public Hive3NamespaceConfig(Map<String, String> properties) {
     this.root =
         OpenDalUtil.stripTrailingSlash(
             PropertyUtil.propertyAsString(properties, ROOT, ROOT_DEFAULT));
+    this.skipValidationLanceFormatTable =
+        PropertyUtil.propertyAsBoolean(
+            properties, SKIP_LANCE_TABLE_VALIDATION, SKIP_LANCE_TABLE_VALIDATION_DEFAULT);
   }
 
   public int getClientPoolSize() {
@@ -61,4 +68,8 @@ public Map<String, String> getStorageOptions() {
   public String getRoot() {
     return root;
   }
+
+  public boolean isSkipValidationLanceFormatTable() {
+    return skipValidationLanceFormatTable;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/Hive3Util.java b/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/Hive3Util.java
index 628d9599..40665e52 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/Hive3Util.java
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/main/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/Hive3Util.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.api.Table;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.UserGroupInformation;
 import org.apache.thrift.TException;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@
 import static com.lancedb.lance.namespace.hive3.Hive3ErrorType.UnknownCatalog;
 
 public class Hive3Util {
+  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Hive3Util.class);
+
   public static Catalog getCatalogOrNull(Hive3ClientPool clientPool, String catalog) {
     try {
       return clientPool.run(client -> client.getCatalog(catalog));
@@ -172,6 +176,14 @@ public static Optional<Table> getTable(
   }
 
   public static void validateLanceTable(Table table) {
+    validateLanceTable(table, false);
+  }
+
+  public static void validateLanceTable(Table table, boolean skipValidation) {
+    if (skipValidation) {
+      LOG.info("Skip validate lance format table procedure.");
+      return;
+    }
     Map<String, String> params = table.getParameters();
     if (params == null || !"lance".equalsIgnoreCase(params.get("table_type"))) {
       throw LanceNamespaceException.badRequest(
diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/test/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/TestHive3NamespaceConfig.java b/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/test/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/TestHive3NamespaceConfig.java
index 81f95d4e..fe55c645 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/test/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/TestHive3NamespaceConfig.java
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-hive3/src/test/java/com/lancedb/lance/namespace/hive3/TestHive3NamespaceConfig.java
@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@ public void testOtherConfigurationValues() {
         ImmutableMap.of(
             "root", "/custom/root",
             "client.pool-size", "5",
-            "storage.s3.region", "us-west-2");
+            "storage.s3.region", "us-west-2",
+            "skip.validate.lance.format.table", "true");
     Hive3NamespaceConfig config = new Hive3NamespaceConfig(properties);
 
     assertEquals("/custom/root", config.getRoot());
     assertEquals(5, config.getClientPoolSize());
     assertEquals("us-west-2", config.getStorageOptions().get("s3.region"));
+    assertEquals(true, config.isSkipValidationLanceFormatTable());
   }
 }