diff --git a/providers/common/sql/src/airflow/providers/common/sql/operators/generic_transfer.py b/providers/common/sql/src/airflow/providers/common/sql/operators/generic_transfer.py
index 45c36762f90bd..c7839b28aec02 100644
--- a/providers/common/sql/src/airflow/providers/common/sql/operators/generic_transfer.py
+++ b/providers/common/sql/src/airflow/providers/common/sql/operators/generic_transfer.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def execute(self, context: Context):
             self.log.info("Extracting data from %s", self.source_conn_id)
             self.log.info("Executing: \n %s", self.sql)
 
-            results = self.destination_hook.get_records(self.sql)
+            results = self.source_hook.get_records(self.sql)
 
             self.log.info("Inserting rows into %s", self.destination_conn_id)
             self.destination_hook.insert_rows(table=self.destination_table, rows=results, **self.insert_args)
diff --git a/providers/common/sql/tests/unit/common/sql/operators/test_generic_transfer.py b/providers/common/sql/tests/unit/common/sql/operators/test_generic_transfer.py
index 12bc6e9295049..f3db9fdd9ad45 100644
--- a/providers/common/sql/tests/unit/common/sql/operators/test_generic_transfer.py
+++ b/providers/common/sql/tests/unit/common/sql/operators/test_generic_transfer.py
@@ -209,6 +209,53 @@ def test_templated_fields(self):
         assert operator.preoperator == "my_preoperator"
         assert operator.insert_args == {"commit_every": 5000, "executemany": True, "replace": True}
 
+    def test_not_paginated_transfer(self):
+
+        mocked_source_hook = mock.MagicMock(conn_name_attr='my_source_conn_id', spec=DbApiHook)
+        mocked_destination_hook = mock.MagicMock(conn_name_attr='my_destination_conn_id', spec=DbApiHook)
+
+        def get_hook(conn_id: str, hook_params: dict | None = None):
+            return {
+                'my_source_conn_id': mocked_source_hook,
+                'my_destination_conn_id': mocked_destination_hook
+            }[conn_id]
+
+        def get_connection(conn_id: str):
+            mocked_hook = get_hook(conn_id=conn_id)
+            mocked_conn = mock.MagicMock(conn_id=conn_id, spec=Connection)
+            mocked_conn.get_hook.return_value = mocked_hook
+            return mocked_conn
+
+        sql_statement = "SELECT * FROM generic_transfer"
+        preoperator_statements = [
+            "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_generic_transfer",
+            "CREATE TABLE test_generic_transfer(LIKE generic_transfer INCLUDING INDEXES)"
+        ]
+        destination_table = "test_generic_transfer"
+        operator = GenericTransfer(
+            task_id="transfer_table",
+            source_conn_id="my_source_conn_id",
+            destination_conn_id="my_destination_conn_id",
+            sql=sql_statement,
+            preoperator=preoperator_statements,
+            destination_table=destination_table
+        )
+        with mock.patch("airflow.hooks.base.BaseHook.get_connection", side_effect=get_connection):
+            with mock.patch("airflow.hooks.base.BaseHook.get_hook", side_effect=get_hook):
+                execute_operator(operator)
+
+                assert mocked_destination_hook.run.call_count == 1
+                assert mocked_destination_hook.run.call_args_list[0].args[0] == preoperator_statements
+                assert not mocked_source_hook.run.called
+
+                assert mocked_source_hook.get_records.call_count == 1
+                assert mocked_source_hook.get_records.call_args_list[0].args[0] == sql_statement
+                assert not mocked_destination_hook.get_records.called
+
+                assert mocked_destination_hook.insert_rows.call_count == 1
+                assert mocked_destination_hook.insert_rows.call_args_list[0].kwargs['table'] == destination_table
+                assert not mocked_source_hook.insert_rows.called
+
     def test_paginated_read(self):
         """
         This unit test is based on the example described in the medium article:
@@ -228,12 +275,15 @@ def side_effect(sql: str):
 
             return side_effect
 
-        get_records_side_effect = create_get_records_side_effect()
+        mocked_source_hook = mock.MagicMock(conn_name_attr='my_source_conn_id', spec=DbApiHook)
+        mocked_source_hook.get_records.side_effect = create_get_records_side_effect()
+        mocked_destination_hook = mock.MagicMock(conn_name_attr='my_destination_conn_id', spec=DbApiHook)
 
         def get_hook(conn_id: str, hook_params: dict | None = None):
-            mocked_hook = MagicMock(conn_name_attr=conn_id, spec=DbApiHook)
-            mocked_hook.get_records.side_effect = get_records_side_effect
-            return mocked_hook
+            return {
+                'my_source_conn_id': mocked_source_hook,
+                'my_destination_conn_id': mocked_destination_hook
+            }[conn_id]
 
         def get_connection(conn_id: str):
             mocked_hook = get_hook(conn_id=conn_id)
@@ -266,6 +316,8 @@ def get_connection(conn_id: str):
                 assert events[0].payload["results"] == [[1, 2], [11, 12], [3, 4], [13, 14]]
                 assert events[1].payload["results"] == [[3, 4], [13, 14]]
                 assert not events[2].payload["results"]
+                assert mocked_source_hook.get_records.called
+                assert mocked_destination_hook.insert_rows.called
 
     def test_when_provider_min_airflow_version_is_3_0_or_higher_remove_obsolete_method(self):
         """