diff --git a/e2e_test/source_legacy/cdc/cdc.share_stream.slt b/e2e_test/source_legacy/cdc/cdc.share_stream.slt
index db301c3afc6e5..435490f4ca7b1 100644
--- a/e2e_test/source_legacy/cdc/cdc.share_stream.slt
+++ b/e2e_test/source_legacy/cdc/cdc.share_stream.slt
@@ -189,6 +189,13 @@ CREATE TABLE test_my_default_value (
     PRIMARY KEY (id)
 ) FROM mysql_mytest TABLE 'mytest.test_my_default_value';
 
+statement ok
+CREATE TABLE test_my_default_value_disorderd (
+    city varchar,
+    id int,
+    PRIMARY KEY (id)
+) FROM mysql_mytest TABLE 'mytest.test_my_default_value';
+
 statement ok
 SET RW_IMPLICIT_FLUSH=true;
 
@@ -200,6 +207,13 @@ select * from test_my_default_value;
 ----
 2 jack Shanghai
 
+statement ok
+INSERT INTO test_my_default_value_disorderd (id) VALUES (2);
+
+query II
+select * from test_my_default_value_disorderd;
+----
+Shanghai 2
 
 statement ok
 create table kt1 (*) from mysql_source table 'kdb.kt1';
@@ -650,6 +664,13 @@ CREATE TABLE test_pg_default_value (
     PRIMARY KEY (id)
 ) FROM pg_source TABLE 'public.test_default_value';
 
+statement ok
+CREATE TABLE test_pg_default_value_disorderd (
+    city varchar,
+    id int,
+    PRIMARY KEY (id)
+) FROM pg_source TABLE 'public.test_default_value';
+
 statement ok
 SET RW_IMPLICIT_FLUSH=true;
 
@@ -661,6 +682,14 @@ select * from test_pg_default_value;
 ----
 1 noris Shanghai
 
+statement ok
+INSERT INTO test_pg_default_value_disorderd (id) VALUES (1);
+
+query II
+select * from test_pg_default_value_disorderd;
+----
+Shanghai 1
+
 ### BEGIN reset the password to the original one
 onlyif can-use-recover
 statement ok
diff --git a/e2e_test/source_legacy/cdc_inline/sql_server_cdc/sql_server_cdc.slt b/e2e_test/source_legacy/cdc_inline/sql_server_cdc/sql_server_cdc.slt
index dfbc0dae25d8b..f1f95b876ec40 100644
--- a/e2e_test/source_legacy/cdc_inline/sql_server_cdc/sql_server_cdc.slt
+++ b/e2e_test/source_legacy/cdc_inline/sql_server_cdc/sql_server_cdc.slt
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ CREATE TABLE shared_orders (
 )  from mssql_source table 'mydb.dbo.orders';
 
 # column name mismatch
-statement error INVALID_ARGUMENT: Column 'wrong_order_date' not found in the upstream database
+statement error Column 'wrong_order_date' not found in the upstream database
 CREATE TABLE shared_orders (
     order_id INT,
     wrong_order_date BIGINT,
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/handler/create_table.rs b/src/frontend/src/handler/create_table.rs
index a8590d3480947..d8492249e2574 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/handler/create_table.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/handler/create_table.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ use risingwave_common::license::Feature;
 use risingwave_common::session_config::sink_decouple::SinkDecouple;
 use risingwave_common::system_param::reader::SystemParamsRead;
 use risingwave_common::types::DataType;
-use risingwave_common::util::iter_util::ZipEqFast;
 use risingwave_common::util::sort_util::{ColumnOrder, OrderType};
 use risingwave_common::util::value_encoding::DatumToProtoExt;
 use risingwave_common::{bail, bail_not_implemented};
@@ -1182,20 +1181,25 @@ pub(super) async fn handle_create_table_plan(
                     let table: ExternalTableImpl = ExternalTableImpl::connect(config)
                         .await
                         .context("failed to auto derive table schema")?;
-                    let external_columns: Vec<_> = table
+                    let external_columns: HashMap<&str, &ColumnDesc> = table
                         .column_descs()
                         .iter()
-                        .cloned()
-                        .map(|column_desc| ColumnCatalog {
-                            column_desc,
-                            is_hidden: false,
-                        })
+                        .map(|column_desc| (column_desc.name.as_str(), column_desc))
                         .collect();
-                    for (col, external_col) in
-                        columns.iter_mut().zip_eq_fast(external_columns.into_iter())
-                    {
+
+                    for col in &mut columns {
+                        let external_column_desc =
+                            *external_columns.get(col.name()).ok_or_else(|| {
+                                ErrorCode::ConnectorError(
+                                    format!(
+                                        "Column '{}' not found in the upstream database",
+                                        col.name()
+                                    )
+                                    .into(),
+                                )
+                            })?;
                         col.column_desc.generated_or_default_column =
-                            external_col.column_desc.generated_or_default_column;
+                            external_column_desc.generated_or_default_column.clone();
                     }
                     (columns, pk_names)
                 }