diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/dbt_show/test_dbt_show.py b/tests/functional/adapter/dbt_show/test_dbt_show.py
index acb54cc47..6794547a5 100644
--- a/tests/functional/adapter/dbt_show/test_dbt_show.py
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/dbt_show/test_dbt_show.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import pytest
-from dbt.tests.adapter.dbt_show.test_dbt_show import BaseShowSqlHeader, BaseShowLimit
+from dbt.tests.adapter.dbt_show.test_dbt_show import (
+    BaseShowSqlHeader,
+    BaseShowLimit,
+    BaseShowDoesNotHandleDoubleLimit,
+)
 
 from dbt.tests.util import run_dbt
 
@@ -20,8 +24,7 @@
     ]
   )
   as v
-    ) as model_limit_subq
-    limit 5
+    )
     """
 
 model_with_null_json_struct = """
@@ -48,7 +51,11 @@ def models(self):
         }
 
     def test_sql_header(self, project):
-        run_dbt(["show", "--select", "json_struct_model"])
+        run_dbt(["show", "--select", "json_struct_model", "-d"])
 
     def test_show_with_null_json_struct(self, project):
         run_dbt(["show", "--select", "null_json_struct_model"])
+
+
+class TestBigQueryShowDoesNotHandleDoubleLimit(BaseShowDoesNotHandleDoubleLimit):
+    DATABASE_ERROR_MESSAGE = "Syntax error: Expected end of input but got keyword LIMIT"