diff --git a/dlt/destinations/impl/sqlalchemy/db_api_client.py b/dlt/destinations/impl/sqlalchemy/db_api_client.py
index 27c4f2f1f9..9c83a7424f 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/impl/sqlalchemy/db_api_client.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/impl/sqlalchemy/db_api_client.py
@@ -435,17 +435,36 @@ def _make_database_exception(e: Exception) -> Exception:
             return DatabaseUndefinedRelation(e)
         msg = str(e).lower()
         if isinstance(e, (sa.exc.ProgrammingError, sa.exc.OperationalError)):
-            if "exist" in msg:  # TODO: Hack
-                return DatabaseUndefinedRelation(e)
-            elif "unknown table" in msg:
-                return DatabaseUndefinedRelation(e)
-            elif "unknown database" in msg:
-                return DatabaseUndefinedRelation(e)
-            elif "no such table" in msg:  # sqlite # TODO: Hack
-                return DatabaseUndefinedRelation(e)
-            elif "no such database" in msg:  # sqlite # TODO: Hack
-                return DatabaseUndefinedRelation(e)
-            elif "syntax" in msg:
+            patterns = [
+                # MySQL / MariaDB
+                r"unknown database",  # Missing schema
+                r"doesn't exist",  # Missing table
+                r"unknown table",  # Missing table
+                # SQLite
+                r"no such table",  # Missing table
+                r"no such database",  # Missing table
+                # PostgreSQL / Trino / Vertica
+                r"does not exist",  # Missing schema, relation
+                # r"does not exist",  # Missing table
+                # MSSQL
+                r"invalid object name",  # Missing schema or table
+                # Oracle
+                r"ora-00942: table or view does not exist",  # Missing schema or table
+                # SAP HANA
+                r"invalid schema name",  # Missing schema
+                r"invalid table name",  # Missing table
+                # DB2
+                r"is an undefined name",  # SQL0204N... Missing schema or table
+                # Apache Hive
+                r"table not found",  # Missing table
+                r"database does not exist",
+            ]
+            # entity not found
+            for pat_ in patterns:
+                if pat_ in msg:
+                    return DatabaseUndefinedRelation(e)
+
+            if "syntax" in msg:
                 return DatabaseTransientException(e)
             elif isinstance(e, (sa.exc.OperationalError, sa.exc.IntegrityError)):
                 return DatabaseTerminalException(e)
diff --git a/tests/load/filesystem/test_filesystem_common.py b/tests/load/filesystem/test_filesystem_common.py
index afcd9105a8..14c910a222 100644
--- a/tests/load/filesystem/test_filesystem_common.py
+++ b/tests/load/filesystem/test_filesystem_common.py
@@ -157,6 +157,20 @@ def test_glob_files(with_gdrive_buckets_env: str, load_content: bool, glob_filte
     assert_sample_files(all_file_items, filesystem, config, load_content, glob_filter)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("load_content", (True, False))
+def test_glob_single_file(with_gdrive_buckets_env: str, load_content: bool) -> None:
+    bucket_url = os.environ["DESTINATION__FILESYSTEM__BUCKET_URL"]
+    bucket_url, config, filesystem = glob_test_setup(
+        bucket_url, "standard_source/samples/met_csv/A803"
+    )
+    # use glob to get data
+    all_file_items = list(glob_files(filesystem, bucket_url, "A803_20230919.csv"))
+    assert len(all_file_items) == 1
+    assert (
+        all_file_items[0]["relative_path"] == all_file_items[0]["file_name"] == "A803_20230919.csv"
+    )
+
+
 def test_glob_overlapping_path_files(with_gdrive_buckets_env: str) -> None:
     bucket_url = os.environ["DESTINATION__FILESYSTEM__BUCKET_URL"]
     # "standard_source/sample" overlaps with a real existing "standard_source/samples". walk operation on azure