diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/resolvers/config_components_resolver.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/resolvers/config_components_resolver.py
index 949b987db..f4ce80aba 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/resolvers/config_components_resolver.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/resolvers/config_components_resolver.py
@@ -204,8 +204,10 @@ def _parse_yaml_if_possible(value: Any) -> Any:
                 return yaml.safe_load(value)
             except ParserError:  # "{{ record[0] in ['cohortActiveUsers'] }}"   # not valid YAML
                 return value
-            except ScannerError as e:  # "%Y-%m-%d'   # not valid yaml
+            except ScannerError as e:  # "%Y-%m-%d" or strings with tabs - not valid YAML
                 if "expected alphabetic or numeric character, but found '%'" in str(e):
                     return value
+                if "found character '\\t' that cannot start any token" in str(e):
+                    return value
                 raise e
         return value
diff --git a/unit_tests/sources/declarative/resolvers/test_config_components_resolver.py b/unit_tests/sources/declarative/resolvers/test_config_components_resolver.py
index 988f27643..2e5f6ceac 100644
--- a/unit_tests/sources/declarative/resolvers/test_config_components_resolver.py
+++ b/unit_tests/sources/declarative/resolvers/test_config_components_resolver.py
@@ -160,6 +160,20 @@ def to_configured_catalog(
     }
 )
 
+# Manifest with component definition with value containing tab characters
+# which would cause YAML ScannerError (tabs cannot start tokens in YAML)
+_MANIFEST_WITH_TAB_SCANNER_ERROR = deepcopy(_MANIFEST)
+_MANIFEST_WITH_TAB_SCANNER_ERROR["dynamic_streams"][0]["components_resolver"][
+    "components_mapping"
+].append(
+    {
+        "type": "ComponentMappingDefinition",
+        "create_or_update": True,
+        "field_path": ["retriever", "requester", "$parameters", "custom_query"],
+        "value": "SELECT\n\tcampaign.name,\n\tcampaign.id\nFROM campaign",  # Contains tab characters
+    }
+)
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "manifest, config, expected_exception, expected_stream_names",
@@ -173,8 +187,15 @@ def to_configured_catalog(
         ),
         (_MANIFEST_WITH_STREAM_CONFIGS_LIST, _CONFIG, None, ["item_1", "item_2", "default_item"]),
         (_MANIFEST_WITH_SCANNER_ERROR, _CONFIG, None, ["item_1", "item_2", "default_item"]),
+        (_MANIFEST_WITH_TAB_SCANNER_ERROR, _CONFIG, None, ["item_1", "item_2", "default_item"]),
+    ],
+    ids=[
+        "no_duplicates",
+        "duplicates",
+        "stream_configs_list",
+        "scanner_error",
+        "tab_scanner_error",
     ],
-    ids=["no_duplicates", "duplicates", "stream_configs_list", "scanner_error"],
 )
 def test_dynamic_streams_read_with_config_components_resolver(
     manifest, config, expected_exception, expected_stream_names