diff --git a/sdv/tabular/copulagan.py b/sdv/tabular/copulagan.py
index ae95cb5c8..1d1d4641c 100644
--- a/sdv/tabular/copulagan.py
+++ b/sdv/tabular/copulagan.py
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ class CopulaGAN(CTGAN):
     """
 
     DEFAULT_DISTRIBUTION = 'parametric'
+    _field_distributions = None
+    _default_distribution = None
+    _ht = None
 
     def __init__(self, field_names=None, field_types=None, field_transformers=None,
                  anonymize_fields=None, primary_key=None, constraints=None, table_metadata=None,
@@ -205,16 +208,20 @@ def _fit(self, table_data):
                 Data to be learned.
         """
         distributions = self._field_distributions
-        default = self._default_distribution
         fields = self._metadata.get_fields()
-        transformers = {
-            field: GaussianCopulaTransformer(
-                distribution=distributions.get(field, default)
-            )
-            for field in table_data
-            if field.replace('.value', '')
-            in fields and fields.get(field, dict()).get('type') != 'categorical'
-        }
+
+        transformers = {}
+        for field in table_data:
+            field_name = field.replace('.value', '')
+
+            if field_name in fields and fields.get(
+                field_name,
+                dict(),
+            ).get('type') != 'categorical':
+                transformers[field] = GaussianCopulaTransformer(
+                    distribution=distributions.get(field_name, self._default_distribution)
+                )
+
         self._ht = HyperTransformer(field_transformers=transformers)
         table_data = self._ht.fit_transform(table_data)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/tabular/test_copulagan.py b/tests/unit/tabular/test_copulagan.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a25becf36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/tabular/test_copulagan.py
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+from unittest.mock import Mock, call, patch
+
+import pandas as pd
+from rdt import HyperTransformer
+from rdt.transformers import GaussianCopulaTransformer
+
+from sdv.tabular.copulagan import CopulaGAN
+from tests.utils import DataFrameMatcher
+
+
+class TestCopulaGAN:
+
+    @patch('sdv.tabular.copulagan.CTGAN._fit')
+    @patch('sdv.tabular.copulagan.HyperTransformer', spec_set=HyperTransformer)
+    @patch('sdv.tabular.copulagan.GaussianCopulaTransformer',
+           spec_set=GaussianCopulaTransformer)
+    def test__fit(self, gct_mock, ht_mock, ctgan_fit_mock):
+        """Test the ``CopulaGAN._fit`` method.
+
+        The ``_fit`` method is expected to:
+        - Build transformers for all the non-categorical data columns based on the
+          field distributions.
+        - Create a HyperTransformer with all the transformers.
+        - Fit and transform the data with the HyperTransformer.
+        - Call CTGAN fit.
+
+        Setup:
+            - mock _field_distribution and _default_distribution to return the desired
+              distribution values
+
+        Input:
+            - pandas.DataFrame
+
+        Expected Output:
+            - None
+
+        Side Effects:
+            - GaussianCopulaTransformer is called with the expected disributions.
+            - HyperTransformer is called to create a hyper transformer object.
+            - HyperTransformer fit_transform is called with the expected data.
+            - CTGAN's fit method is called with the expected data.
+        """
+        # Setup
+        model = Mock(spec_set=CopulaGAN)
+        model._field_distributions = {'a': 'a_distribution'}
+        model._default_distribution = 'default_distribution'
+        model._metadata.get_fields.return_value = {'a': {}, 'b': {}, 'c': {'type': 'categorical'}}
+
+        # Run
+        data = pd.DataFrame({
+            'a': [1, 2, 3],
+            'b': [5, 6, 7],
+            'c': ['c', 'c', 'c'],
+        })
+        out = CopulaGAN._fit(model, data)
+
+        # asserts
+        assert out is None
+        assert model._field_distributions == {'a': 'a_distribution'}
+        gct_mock.assert_has_calls([
+            call(distribution='a_distribution'),
+            call(distribution='default_distribution'),
+        ])
+        assert gct_mock.call_count == 2
+
+        assert model._ht == ht_mock.return_value
+        ht_mock.return_value.fit_transform.called_once_with(DataFrameMatcher(data))
+        ctgan_fit_mock.called_once_with(DataFrameMatcher(data))
+
+    @patch('sdv.tabular.copulagan.CTGAN._fit')
+    @patch('sdv.tabular.copulagan.HyperTransformer', spec_set=HyperTransformer)
+    @patch('sdv.tabular.copulagan.GaussianCopulaTransformer',
+           spec_set=GaussianCopulaTransformer)
+    def test__fit_with_transformed_columns(self, gct_mock, ht_mock, ctgan_fit_mock):
+        """Test the ``CopulaGAN._fit`` method with transformed columns.
+
+        The ``_fit`` method is expected to:
+        - Build transformers for all the data columns based on the field distributions.
+        - Create a HyperTransformer with all the transformers.
+        - Fit and transform the data with the HyperTransformer.
+        - Call CTGAN fit.
+
+        Setup:
+            - mock _field_distribution and _default_distribution to return the desired
+              distribution values
+
+        Input:
+            - pandas.DataFrame
+
+        Expected Output:
+            - None
+
+        Side Effects:
+            - GaussianCopulaTransformer is called with the expected disributions.
+            - HyperTransformer is called to create a hyper transformer object.
+            - HyperTransformer fit_transform is called with the expected data.
+            - CTGAN's fit method is called with the expected data.
+        """
+        # Setup
+        model = Mock(spec_set=CopulaGAN)
+        model._field_distributions = {'a': 'a_distribution'}
+        model._default_distribution = 'default_distribution'
+        model._metadata.get_fields.return_value = {'a': {}}
+
+        # Run
+        data = pd.DataFrame({
+            'a.value': [1, 2, 3]
+        })
+        out = CopulaGAN._fit(model, data)
+
+        # asserts
+        assert out is None
+        assert model._field_distributions == {'a': 'a_distribution'}
+        gct_mock.assert_called_once_with(distribution='a_distribution')
+
+        assert model._ht == ht_mock.return_value
+        ht_mock.return_value.fit_transform.called_once_with(DataFrameMatcher(data))
+        ctgan_fit_mock.called_once_with(DataFrameMatcher(data))