diff --git a/src/brad/admin/bulk_load.py b/src/brad/admin/bulk_load.py
index d616576d..6028e1c0 100644
--- a/src/brad/admin/bulk_load.py
+++ b/src/brad/admin/bulk_load.py
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ def load_tasks_for_engine(
         # Athena does not support transactions.
 
         # Update the sync tables.
-        if Engine.Aurora in engines_filter:
+        if Engine.Aurora in engines_filter and not args.bare_aurora_tables:
             await _update_sync_progress(
                 manifest, blueprint, engines.get_connection(Engine.Aurora)
             )