diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20250721-115455.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20250721-115455.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a5b752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20250721-115455.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Remove unneeded subquery, which creates invalid SQL for some dialects.
+time: 2025-07-21T11:54:55.027236-07:00
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e2b72f5..c561d95 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 dist/
 .ruff_cache
 .pytest_cache
+venv/
+uv.lock
 
 # ignore gql schema files
 **/*.gql
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ed031ea..23d8de7 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ If you want to contribute by submitting code, this section will explain how to s
 ### Setting up your environment
 
 1. We use [hatch](https://hatch.pypa.io/) as the dependency and environment manager. Make sure you install it via one of the methods described [here](https://hatch.pypa.io/latest/install/). 
-2. We use [lefthook](https://github.com/evilmartians/lefthook/) for Git hooks management. The first time you clone the repo, run `lefthook install` to setup the git hooks.
+2. We use [lefthook](https://github.com/evilmartians/lefthook/) for Git hooks management. The first time you clone the repo, run `pip install lefthook && lefthook install` to setup the git hooks.
 
 Hatch will manage your environments for you. Check out the list of available environments in [`pyproject.toml`](./pyproject.toml). Here follows a brief explanation of what they are for:
 - `default`: run only basic scripts, no dependencies installed
diff --git a/dbtsl/api/adbc/protocol.py b/dbtsl/api/adbc/protocol.py
index cb26b5a..228b21e 100644
--- a/dbtsl/api/adbc/protocol.py
+++ b/dbtsl/api/adbc/protocol.py
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ def get_query_sql(cls, params: QueryParameters) -> str:
         strict_params_dict = {field: getattr(strict_params, field) for field in params_fields}
 
         serialized_params = cls._serialize_params_dict(strict_params_dict, params_fields)
-        return f"SELECT * FROM {{{{ semantic_layer.query({serialized_params}) }}}}"
+        return f"{{{{ semantic_layer.query({serialized_params}) }}}}"
 
     @classmethod
     def get_dimension_values_sql(cls, params: DimensionValuesQueryParameters) -> str:
         """Get the SQL that will be sent via Arrow Flight to the server based on dimension values query parameters."""
         serialized_params = cls._serialize_params_dict(params, list(DimensionValuesQueryParameters.__optional_keys__))
-        return f"SELECT * FROM {{{{ semantic_layer.dimension_values({serialized_params}) }}}}"
+        return f"{{{{ semantic_layer.dimension_values({serialized_params}) }}}}"
diff --git a/tests/api/adbc/test_protocol.py b/tests/api/adbc/test_protocol.py
index 83e349a..4427e83 100644
--- a/tests/api/adbc/test_protocol.py
+++ b/tests/api/adbc/test_protocol.py
@@ -82,10 +82,7 @@ def test_serialize_query_params_complete_query() -> None:
 
 def test_get_query_sql_simple_query() -> None:
     sql = ADBCProtocol.get_query_sql(params={"metrics": ["a", "b"], "order_by": ["-a"]})
-    expected = (
-        'SELECT * FROM {{ semantic_layer.query(metrics=["a","b"],'
-        'order_by=[Metric("a").descending(True)],read_cache=True) }}'
-    )
+    expected = '{{ semantic_layer.query(metrics=["a","b"],order_by=[Metric("a").descending(True)],read_cache=True) }}'
     assert sql == expected
 
 
@@ -100,7 +97,7 @@ def test_get_query_sql_group_by_param() -> None:
         }
     )
     expected = (
-        "SELECT * FROM {{ semantic_layer.query("
+        "{{ semantic_layer.query("
         'group_by=[Dimension("c").grain("day"),Entity("d").grain("week")],metrics=["a","b"],read_cache=True) }}'
     )
     assert sql == expected
@@ -108,5 +105,5 @@ def test_get_query_sql_group_by_param() -> None:
 
 def test_get_query_sql_dimension_values_query() -> None:
     sql = ADBCProtocol.get_dimension_values_sql(params={"metrics": ["a", "b"]})
-    expected = 'SELECT * FROM {{ semantic_layer.dimension_values(metrics=["a","b"]) }}'
+    expected = '{{ semantic_layer.dimension_values(metrics=["a","b"]) }}'
     assert sql == expected