diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index ad4edeb782fd..47b67931fb3d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Development
 - None yet
 
 ### Features
+* Fix column sanitization for connector syncs ([15885](https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb/pull/15885))
 * Load config files as ERB templates to allow reading ENV values ([15881](https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb/pull/15881))
 
 ### Bug fixes / enhancements
diff --git a/app/models/synchronization/adapter.rb b/app/models/synchronization/adapter.rb
index 5ee4575da00e..9df6fc731b59 100644
--- a/app/models/synchronization/adapter.rb
+++ b/app/models/synchronization/adapter.rb
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ def import_cleanup(schema_name, table_name)
           # but is kept because there may be existing syncs for which this double sanitization
           # (version 1 sanitization which wasn't idemponent) had the effect of altering some
           # satinizated names (e.g. __1 -> _1).
-          table = ::Table.new(name: @table_name, user_id: @user.id)
-          # we could as well: table = Carto::UserTable.find(@user.tables.where(name: @table_name).first.id).service
+          table = Carto::UserTable.find(@user.tables.where(name: @table_name).first.id).service
           table.sanitize_columns(table_name: table_name, database_schema: schema_name, connection: user_database)
 
           # When tables are created using ogr2ogr they are added a ogc_fid or gid primary key