diff --git a/mindsdb/integrations/handlers/s3vectors_handler/s3vectors_handler.py b/mindsdb/integrations/handlers/s3vectors_handler/s3vectors_handler.py
index a60bcd2a727..8ed69cfeddf 100644
--- a/mindsdb/integrations/handlers/s3vectors_handler/s3vectors_handler.py
+++ b/mindsdb/integrations/handlers/s3vectors_handler/s3vectors_handler.py
@@ -236,6 +236,20 @@ def get_tables(self) -> HandlerResponse:
             logger.error(f"Error listing indexes: {e}")
             raise Exception(f"Error listing indexes from bucket '{self.vector_bucket}': {e}")
 
+    def get_dimension(self, table_name: str) -> int:
+        """Get the vector dimension configured for an S3 Vectors index."""
+        connection = self.connect()
+
+        try:
+            response = connection.get_index(
+                vectorBucketName=self.vector_bucket,
+                indexName=table_name,
+            )
+            return response["index"]["dimension"]
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error getting dimension for index '{table_name}': {e}")
+            raise Exception(f"Error getting dimension for index '{table_name}': {e}")
+
     def create_table(self, table_name: str, if_not_exists=True):
         """Create a vector index with the given name in the S3 Vectors bucket."""
         connection = self.connect()
@@ -259,7 +273,7 @@ def create_table(self, table_name: str, if_not_exists=True):
             logger.info(f"Created index '{table_name}' in bucket '{self.vector_bucket}'")
         except ClientError as e:
             error_code = e.response.get("Error", {}).get("Code", "")
-            if error_code == "IndexAlreadyExists" and if_not_exists:
+            if error_code in {"ConflictException", "IndexAlreadyExists"} and if_not_exists:
                 logger.info(f"Index '{table_name}' already exists")
                 return
             raise Exception(f"Error creating index '{table_name}': {e}")
diff --git a/tests/unit/handlers/test_s3vectors_handler.py b/tests/unit/handlers/test_s3vectors_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3f2b3c412ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/handlers/test_s3vectors_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+from botocore.client import ClientError
+
+from mindsdb.integrations.handlers.s3vectors_handler.s3vectors_handler import S3VectorsHandler
+from mindsdb.integrations.libs.vectordatabase_handler import TableField
+
+
+class TestS3VectorsHandler(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.handler = S3VectorsHandler(
+            "s3vectors",
+            connection_data={"vector_bucket": "test-bucket"},
+        )
+        self.connection = MagicMock()
+        self.handler.connection = self.connection
+        self.handler.is_connected = True
+
+    def test_get_dimension_returns_index_dimension(self):
+        self.connection.get_index.return_value = {
+            "index": {
+                "dimension": 3072,
+            },
+        }
+
+        dimension = self.handler.get_dimension("test-index")
+
+        self.assertEqual(dimension, 3072)
+        self.connection.get_index.assert_called_once_with(
+            vectorBucketName="test-bucket",
+            indexName="test-index",
+        )
+
+    def test_create_table_ignores_existing_index_conflict_when_if_not_exists(self):
+        self.connection.create_index.side_effect = ClientError(
+            error_response={
+                "Error": {
+                    "Code": "ConflictException",
+                    "Message": "An index with the specified name already exists",
+                },
+            },
+            operation_name="CreateIndex",
+        )
+
+        self.handler.create_table("test-index")
+
+        self.connection.create_index.assert_called_once_with(
+            vectorBucketName="test-bucket",
+            indexName="test-index",
+            dataType="float32",
+            dimension=1536,
+            distanceMetric="cosine",
+        )
+
+    def test_select_without_search_vector_or_id_still_fails(self):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(Exception, "search_vector or an ID"):
+            self.handler.select(
+                "test-index",
+                columns=[TableField.EMBEDDINGS.value],
+                conditions=[],
+                limit=1,
+            )