diff --git a/flink/v1.17/flink/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/flink/sink/CachingTableSupplier.java b/flink/v1.17/flink/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/flink/sink/CachingTableSupplier.java
index 3b5fec104469..e9f9786f9190 100644
--- a/flink/v1.17/flink/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/flink/sink/CachingTableSupplier.java
+++ b/flink/v1.17/flink/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/flink/sink/CachingTableSupplier.java
@@ -56,16 +56,19 @@ class CachingTableSupplier implements SerializableSupplier<Table> {
     this.lastLoadTimeMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
   }
 
-  public Table initialTable() {
-    return initialTable;
-  }
-
   @Override
   public Table get() {
     if (table == null) {
       this.table = initialTable;
     }
+    return table;
+  }
 
+  Table initialTable() {
+    return initialTable;
+  }
+
+  void refreshTable() {
     if (System.currentTimeMillis() > lastLoadTimeMillis + tableRefreshInterval.toMillis()) {
       try {
         if (!tableLoader.isOpen()) {
@@ -84,7 +87,5 @@ public Table get() {
         LOG.warn("An error occurred reloading table {}, table was not reloaded", table.name(), e);
       }
     }
-
-    return table;
   }
 }
diff --git a/flink/v1.17/flink/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/flink/sink/RowDataTaskWriterFactory.java b/flink/v1.17/flink/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/flink/sink/RowDataTaskWriterFactory.java
index 10b2d66a3888..67422a1afeb1 100644
--- a/flink/v1.17/flink/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/flink/sink/RowDataTaskWriterFactory.java
+++ b/flink/v1.17/flink/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/flink/sink/RowDataTaskWriterFactory.java
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ public void initialize(int taskId, int attemptId) {
       table = tableSupplier.get();
     }
 
+    refreshTable();
+
     this.outputFileFactory =
         OutputFileFactory.builderFor(table, taskId, attemptId)
             .format(format)
@@ -155,6 +157,8 @@ public TaskWriter<RowData> create() {
         outputFileFactory,
         "The outputFileFactory shouldn't be null if we have invoked the initialize().");
 
+    refreshTable();
+
     if (equalityFieldIds == null || equalityFieldIds.isEmpty()) {
       // Initialize a task writer to write INSERT only.
       if (spec.isUnpartitioned()) {
@@ -206,6 +210,12 @@ public TaskWriter<RowData> create() {
     }
   }
 
+  void refreshTable() {
+    if (tableSupplier instanceof CachingTableSupplier) {
+      ((CachingTableSupplier) tableSupplier).refreshTable();
+    }
+  }
+
   private static class RowDataPartitionedFanoutWriter extends PartitionedFanoutWriter<RowData> {
 
     private final PartitionKey partitionKey;
diff --git a/flink/v1.17/flink/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/flink/sink/TestCachingTableSupplier.java b/flink/v1.17/flink/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/flink/sink/TestCachingTableSupplier.java
index 794e7b721032..360db658cd2f 100644
--- a/flink/v1.17/flink/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/flink/sink/TestCachingTableSupplier.java
+++ b/flink/v1.17/flink/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/flink/sink/TestCachingTableSupplier.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public void testTableReload() {
         new CachingTableSupplier(initialTable, tableLoader, Duration.ofMillis(100));
 
     // refresh shouldn't do anything as the min reload interval hasn't passed
+    cachingTableSupplier.refreshTable();
     assertThat(cachingTableSupplier.get()).isEqualTo(initialTable);
 
     // refresh after waiting past the min reload interval
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ public void testTableReload() {
         .atLeast(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
         .untilAsserted(
             () -> {
+              cachingTableSupplier.refreshTable();
               assertThat(cachingTableSupplier.get()).isEqualTo(loadedTable);
             });
   }