diff --git a/dbt/adapters/bigquery.py b/dbt/adapters/bigquery.py
index c981bc4aa39..5ca7aeb27df 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/bigquery.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/bigquery.py
@@ -514,12 +514,18 @@ def _agate_to_schema(cls, agate_table):
     def load_csv_rows(cls, profile, schema, table_name, agate_table):
         bq_schema = cls._agate_to_schema(agate_table)
         dataset = cls.get_dataset(profile, schema, None)
-        table = dataset.table(table_name, schema=bq_schema)
+        table = dataset.table(table_name)
         conn = cls.get_connection(profile, None)
         client = conn.get('handle')
+
+        load_config = google.cloud.bigquery.LoadJobConfig()
+        load_config.skip_leading_rows = 1
+        load_config.schema = bq_schema
+
         with open(agate_table.original_abspath, "rb") as f:
-            job = table.upload_from_file(f, "CSV", rewind=True,
-                                         client=client, skip_leading_rows=1)
+            job = client.load_table_from_file(f, table, rewind=True,
+                                              job_config=load_config)
+
         with cls.exception_handler(profile, "LOAD TABLE"):
             cls.poll_until_job_completes(job, cls.get_timeout(conn))
 
diff --git a/test/integration/022_bigquery_test/data/data_seed.csv b/test/integration/022_bigquery_test/data/data_seed.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..afd0a31efa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/022_bigquery_test/data/data_seed.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+id,dupe
+1,a
+2,a
+3,a
+4,a
diff --git a/test/integration/022_bigquery_test/models/view.sql b/test/integration/022_bigquery_test/models/view.sql
index 9dedb1d1cf3..e3f5d1184d5 100644
--- a/test/integration/022_bigquery_test/models/view.sql
+++ b/test/integration/022_bigquery_test/models/view.sql
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
   )
 }}
 
-select 1 as id, current_date as updated_at, 'a' as dupe
-union all
-select 2 as id, current_date as updated_at, 'a' as dupe
-union all
-select 3 as id, current_date as updated_at, 'a' as dupe
-union all
-select 4 as id, current_date as updated_at, 'a' as dupe
+
+select
+    id,
+    current_date as updated_at,
+    dupe
+
+from {{ ref('data_seed') }}
diff --git a/test/integration/022_bigquery_test/test_simple_bigquery_view.py b/test/integration/022_bigquery_test/test_simple_bigquery_view.py
index c14b23c37c6..ae39658e75d 100644
--- a/test/integration/022_bigquery_test/test_simple_bigquery_view.py
+++ b/test/integration/022_bigquery_test/test_simple_bigquery_view.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ def models(self):
     @property
     def project_config(self):
         return {
+            'data-paths': ['test/integration/022_bigquery_test/data'],
             'macro-paths': ['test/integration/022_bigquery_test/macros'],
         }
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ def profile_config(self):
     def test__bigquery_simple_run(self):
         self.use_profile('bigquery')
         self.use_default_project()
+        self.run_dbt(['seed'])
         self.run_dbt()
 
         # The 'dupe' model should fail, but all others should pass