diff --git a/transform/sqlmesh_materia/config.yaml b/transform/sqlmesh_materia/config.yaml
index 19a605d..b9fe0de 100644
--- a/transform/sqlmesh_materia/config.yaml
+++ b/transform/sqlmesh_materia/config.yaml
@@ -6,27 +6,25 @@ gateways:
   prod:
     connection:
       type: duckdb
-      database: ':memory:'
       extensions:
         - name: httpfs
         - name: iceberg
+      secrets:
+        r2_secret:
+          type: iceberg
+          token: "{{ env_var('CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN') }}"
 
 default_gateway: prod
 
-# --- Hooks ---
-# Run initialization SQL before all plans/runs
+# --- Catalog Configuration ---
+# Configure the Iceberg catalog endpoint
 # https://sqlmesh.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference/configuration/#execution-hooks
 
 before_all:
   - |
-    CREATE SECRET IF NOT EXISTS r2_secret (
+    ATTACH '{{ env_var("R2_WAREHOUSE_NAME", "materia") }}' AS catalog (
         TYPE ICEBERG,
-        TOKEN '@env_var("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN")'
-    );
-  - |
-    ATTACH '@env_var("R2_WAREHOUSE_NAME", "materia")' AS catalog (
-        TYPE ICEBERG,
-        ENDPOINT '@env_var("ICEBERG_REST_URI")'
+        ENDPOINT '{{ env_var("ICEBERG_REST_URI") }}'
     );
   - CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS catalog.materia;
   - USE catalog.materia;