diff --git a/src/Core/ExternalTable.cpp b/src/Core/ExternalTable.cpp
index f8bbd16d038..bc72c996384 100644
--- a/src/Core/ExternalTable.cpp
+++ b/src/Core/ExternalTable.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ void BaseExternalTable::parseStructureFromTypesField(const std::string & argumen
 
 void BaseExternalTable::initSampleBlock()
 {
+    if (sample_block)
+        return;
+
     const DataTypeFactory & data_type_factory = DataTypeFactory::instance();
 
     for (const auto & elem : structure)
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/03140_client_subsequent_external_tables.reference b/tests/queries/0_stateless/03140_client_subsequent_external_tables.reference
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d55bed3a35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/03140_client_subsequent_external_tables.reference
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+foo
+foo
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/03140_client_subsequent_external_tables.sh b/tests/queries/0_stateless/03140_client_subsequent_external_tables.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..af75bf42172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/03140_client_subsequent_external_tables.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+CUR_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)
+# shellcheck source=../shell_config.sh
+. "$CUR_DIR"/../shell_config.sh
+
+INPUT_FILE=$CUR_DIR/$CLICKHOUSE_DATABASE.tsv
+echo "foo" > "$INPUT_FILE"
+
+$CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --external --file="$INPUT_FILE" --name=t --structure='x String' -nm -q "
+select * from t;
+select * from t;
+"
+
+rm "${INPUT_FILE:?}"