diff --git a/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/fxci_etl/loaders/bigquery.py b/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/fxci_etl/loaders/bigquery.py
index 9e04ebb6..3c9a3f87 100644
--- a/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/fxci_etl/loaders/bigquery.py
+++ b/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/fxci_etl/loaders/bigquery.py
@@ -63,14 +63,23 @@ def ensure_table(self, table_type: str) -> Table:
         schema_cls = get_record_cls(table_type)
         schema = generate_schema(schema_cls)
 
-        partition = TimePartitioning(
-            type_=TimePartitioningType.DAY,
-            field="submission_date",
-            require_partition_filter=True,
-        )
-        table = Table(self.table_name, schema=schema)
-        table.time_partitioning = partition
-        self.client.create_table(table, exists_ok=True)
+        try:
+            table = self.client.get_table(self.table_name)
+
+            # Table exists, validate the schema
+            if schema != table.schema:
+                raise Exception(f"Schema mismatch detected for {self.table_name}!")
+
+        except NotFound:
+            # Table doesn't exist, create it
+            table = Table(self.table_name, schema=schema)
+            table.time_partitioning = TimePartitioning(
+                type_=TimePartitioningType.DAY,
+                field="submission_date",
+                require_partition_filter=True,
+            )
+            self.client.create_table(table)
+
         return table
 
     def replace(self, submission_date: str, records: list[Record] | Record):
diff --git a/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/fxci_etl/pulse/handler.py b/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/fxci_etl/pulse/handler.py
index 87c73141..1ed91952 100644
--- a/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/fxci_etl/pulse/handler.py
+++ b/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/fxci_etl/pulse/handler.py
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ def __init__(self, config: Config, **kwargs: Any):
         self.task_records: list[Record] = []
         self.run_records: list[Record] = []
 
+        self.task_loader = BigQueryLoader(self.config, "tasks")
+        self.run_loader = BigQueryLoader(self.config, "runs")
+
         self._convert_camel_case_re = re.compile(r"(?<!^)(?=[A-Z])")
         self._known_tags = set(Tags.__annotations__.keys())
 
@@ -168,11 +171,9 @@ def process_event(self, event):
     def on_processing_complete(self):
         logger.info(f"Processed {self._count} pulse events")
         if self.task_records:
-            task_loader = BigQueryLoader(self.config, "tasks")
-            task_loader.insert(self.task_records)
+            self.task_loader.insert(self.task_records)
             self.task_records = []
 
         if self.run_records:
-            run_loader = BigQueryLoader(self.config, "runs")
-            run_loader.insert(self.run_records)
+            self.run_loader.insert(self.run_records)
             self.run_records = []
diff --git a/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/test/test_loader_bigquery.py b/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/test/test_loader_bigquery.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b8eb77e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/test/test_loader_bigquery.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import pytest
+from google.cloud.bigquery import SchemaField
+from google.cloud.exceptions import NotFound
+from google.cloud import storage
+
+from fxci_etl.loaders import bigquery
+from fxci_etl.schemas import generate_schema, get_record_cls
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def storage_mock(mocker):
+    storage_mock = mocker.MagicMock()
+    mocker.patch.object(storage, "Client", return_value=storage_mock)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def client_mock(mocker):
+    client_mock = mocker.MagicMock()
+    mocker.patch.object(bigquery, "Client", return_value=client_mock)
+    return client_mock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def run_ensure_table(make_config, mocker, client_mock):
+    table = "tasks"
+    config = make_config(
+        **{
+            "bigquery": {
+                "project": "project",
+                "dataset": "dataset",
+                "tables": {table: "table_v1"},
+            }
+        }
+    )
+
+    def inner(schema=None, exists=True):
+        if not schema:
+            schema = generate_schema(get_record_cls(table))
+
+        if exists:
+            table_mock = mocker.MagicMock()
+            table_mock.schema = schema
+            client_mock.get_table.return_value = table_mock
+        else:
+            client_mock.get_table.side_effect = NotFound("message")
+
+        return bigquery.BigQueryLoader(config, table)
+
+    return inner
+
+
+def test_ensure_table_schemas_match(run_ensure_table):
+    loader = run_ensure_table()
+    loader.client.get_table.assert_called_once_with(loader.table_name)
+    assert not loader.client.create_table.called
+
+
+def test_ensure_table_schemas_differ_value(run_ensure_table):
+    schema = generate_schema(get_record_cls("tasks"))
+    schema[0]._properties["mode"] = "NULLABLE"
+
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        run_ensure_table(schema)
+
+
+def test_ensure_table_schemas_differ_extra_column(run_ensure_table):
+    schema = generate_schema(get_record_cls("tasks"))
+    schema.append(SchemaField("foo", "STRING", "NULLABLE"))
+
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        run_ensure_table(schema)
+
+
+def test_ensure_table_missing(run_ensure_table):
+    loader = run_ensure_table(exists=False)
+    loader.client.get_table.assert_called_once_with(loader.table_name)
+    loader.client.create_table.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/test/test_pulse_handler.py b/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/test/test_pulse_handler.py
index bcfc590b..8619c2ab 100644
--- a/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/test/test_pulse_handler.py
+++ b/jobs/fxci-taskcluster-export/test/test_pulse_handler.py
@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@
 from typing import Any
 import pytest
 
+from fxci_etl.pulse import handler
 from fxci_etl.pulse.handler import BigQueryHandler, Event, storage
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-def mock_event_backup(mocker):
-    storage_mock = mocker.MagicMock()
-    storage_mock.bucket.return_value = mocker.MagicMock()
-
-    mocker.patch.object(storage, "Client", return_value=storage_mock)
+def setup_mocks(mocker):
+    mocker.patch.object(storage, "Client", return_value=mocker.MagicMock())
+    mocker.patch.object(handler, "BigQueryLoader", return_value=mocker.MagicMock())
 
 
 @pytest.fixture