diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/distribute_object_ops.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/distribute_object_ops.c
index a0b0f91ef..53a78a66f 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/distribute_object_ops.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/distribute_object_ops.c
@@ -690,6 +690,13 @@ GetDistributeObjectOps(Node *node)
 			}
 		}
 
+		case T_ViewStmt:
+		{
+			ViewStmt *stmt = castNode(ViewStmt, node);
+
+			return &NoDistributeOps;
+		}
+
 		case T_AlterOwnerStmt:
 		{
 			AlterOwnerStmt *stmt = castNode(AlterOwnerStmt, node);
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/utility_hook.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/utility_hook.c
index 9b622acb8..41cc858c8 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/utility_hook.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/utility_hook.c
@@ -603,36 +603,25 @@ ProcessUtilityInternal(PlannedStmt *pstmt,
 									 "rename the role")));
 		}
 
-
 		if (IsA(parsetree, ViewStmt))
 		{
-			CommandCounterIncrement();
-			elog(INFO, "create view");
-			ViewStmt *v = (ViewStmt *)parsetree;
+			ViewStmt *v = (ViewStmt *) parsetree;
+
+			Oid viewOid = RangeVarGetRelid(v->view, AccessShareLock, false);
+
 
-			Oid viewOid = RangeVarGetRelid(v->view, NoLock, false);
-elog(INFO, "viewOid: %d", viewOid);
 			/* TODO: check the view depends on a distributed table that we should sync */
-			if (ClusterHasKnownMetadataWorkers())
+			if (ClusterHasKnownMetadataWorkers() && IsCoordinator())
 			{
 				/*
 				 * Ensure that the views are also propagated to the metadata workers
 				 */
 				PropagateDependenciesOfViewList(list_make1_oid(viewOid));
 
-				/* prevent recursive propagation */
-				SendCommandToWorkersWithMetadata(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION);
-
-				/* send the commands one by one */
-				{
-					char *viewDef = GetViewCreationCommand(viewOid);
-					elog(INFO, "viewDef: %s", viewDef);
-
-					SendCommandToWorkersWithMetadata(viewDef);
-				}
+				/* TODO: this command fails*/
+				char *viewDef = GetViewCreationCommand(viewOid);
+				SendCommandToWorkersWithMetadata(viewDef);
 			}
-
-
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
index d50735f59..c44658730 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ SyncMetadataSnapshotToNode(WorkerNode *workerNode, bool raiseOnError)
 	}
 }
 
+
 #include "distributed/metadata/dependency.h"
 
 /*
@@ -494,9 +495,6 @@ MetadataCreateCommands(void)
 		List *viewList = GetDependingViews(cacheEntry->relationId);
 		PropagateDependenciesOfViewList(viewList);
 
-		/* prevent recursive propagation */
-		SendCommandToWorkersWithMetadata(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION);
-
 		/* send the commands one by one */
 		Oid viewId;
 		List *viewCommandList = NIL;