diff --git a/couchbase-log/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/example/MyRouteBuilder.java b/couchbase-log/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/example/MyRouteBuilder.java
index a828dd2bd..19c4268e2 100644
--- a/couchbase-log/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/example/MyRouteBuilder.java
+++ b/couchbase-log/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/example/MyRouteBuilder.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class MyRouteBuilder extends RouteBuilder {
     @Override
     public void configure() throws Exception {
 
-        from("couchbase:http://{{couchbase.host}}:{{couchbase.port}}?bucket={{couchbase.bucket}}&username={{couchbase.username}}&password={{couchbase.password}}&consumerProcessedStrategy={{couchbase.consumerProcessedStrategy}}&useView=true&connectionString={{couchbase.connectionString}}")
+        from("couchbase:http://{{couchbase.host}}:{{couchbase.port}}?bucket={{couchbase.bucket}}&username={{couchbase.username}}&password={{couchbase.password}}&consumerProcessedStrategy={{couchbase.consumerProcessedStrategy}}&connectionString={{couchbase.connectionString}}")
           .to("log:info");
 
     }
diff --git a/couchbase-log/src/test/java/org/apache/camel/example/CouchbaseTest.java b/couchbase-log/src/test/java/org/apache/camel/example/CouchbaseTest.java
index 8b320677b..82fa97759 100644
--- a/couchbase-log/src/test/java/org/apache/camel/example/CouchbaseTest.java
+++ b/couchbase-log/src/test/java/org/apache/camel/example/CouchbaseTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.apache.camel.example;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
@@ -26,12 +25,8 @@
 import com.couchbase.client.java.json.JsonObject;
 import com.couchbase.client.java.manager.bucket.BucketSettings;
 import com.couchbase.client.java.manager.bucket.BucketType;
-import com.couchbase.client.java.manager.bucket.StorageBackend;
-import com.couchbase.client.java.manager.view.DesignDocument;
-import com.couchbase.client.java.manager.view.View;
-import com.couchbase.client.java.view.DesignDocumentNamespace;
+import com.couchbase.client.java.manager.query.CreatePrimaryQueryIndexOptions;
 import org.apache.camel.builder.NotifyBuilder;
-import org.apache.camel.component.couchbase.CouchbaseConstants;
 import org.apache.camel.main.MainConfigurationProperties;
 import org.apache.camel.test.infra.couchbase.services.CouchbaseService;
 import org.apache.camel.test.infra.couchbase.services.CouchbaseServiceFactory;
@@ -41,6 +36,8 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import static org.apache.camel.util.PropertiesHelper.asProperties;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
@@ -50,6 +47,8 @@
  */
 class CouchbaseTest extends CamelMainTestSupport {
 
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CouchbaseTest.class);
+
     private static final String BUCKET = "test-bucket-" + System.currentTimeMillis();
 
     @RegisterExtension
@@ -61,16 +60,44 @@ static void init() {
         CLUSTER = Cluster.connect(
             SERVICE.getConnectionString(), SERVICE.username(), SERVICE.password()
         );
-        DesignDocument designDoc = new DesignDocument(
-            CouchbaseConstants.DEFAULT_DESIGN_DOCUMENT_NAME,
-            Collections.singletonMap(
-                CouchbaseConstants.DEFAULT_VIEWNAME,
-                new View("function (doc, meta) {  emit(meta.id, doc);}")
-            )
-        );
+        CLUSTER.waitUntilReady(Duration.ofSeconds(30));
         CLUSTER.buckets().createBucket(
-                BucketSettings.create(BUCKET).bucketType(BucketType.COUCHBASE).storageBackend(StorageBackend.COUCHSTORE).flushEnabled(true));
-        CLUSTER.bucket(BUCKET).viewIndexes().upsertDesignDocument(designDoc, DesignDocumentNamespace.PRODUCTION);
+                BucketSettings.create(BUCKET).bucketType(BucketType.COUCHBASE).flushEnabled(true));
+        CLUSTER.bucket(BUCKET).waitUntilReady(Duration.ofSeconds(30));
+        // Create a primary index so the SQL++ consumer can query the bucket.
+        // Retry because the query service may need extra time to become reachable
+        // after the KV bucket is ready (Couchbase initialises services in parallel,
+        // and Testcontainers' external-port remapping may not yet be reflected in
+        // the SDK's cluster topology on the first attempt).
+        createPrimaryIndexWithRetry(SERVICE.getConnectionString(), SERVICE.username(), SERVICE.password());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a primary index on {@link #BUCKET}, retrying with fresh cluster connections until the query service is
+     * reachable or the maximum number of attempts is exhausted.
+     */
+    private static void createPrimaryIndexWithRetry(String connectionString, String username, String password) {
+        int maxAttempts = 10;
+        for (int attempt = 1; attempt <= maxAttempts; attempt++) {
+            // Use a short-lived cluster per attempt so we always get a fresh topology snapshot.
+            try (Cluster c = Cluster.connect(connectionString, username, password)) {
+                c.queryIndexes().createPrimaryIndex(BUCKET,
+                        CreatePrimaryQueryIndexOptions.createPrimaryQueryIndexOptions().ignoreIfExists(true));
+                return;
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                if (attempt == maxAttempts) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create primary index after " + maxAttempts + " attempts", e);
+                }
+                LOG.info("Query service not yet available (attempt {}/{}), retrying in 3s: {}",
+                        attempt, maxAttempts, e.getMessage());
+                try {
+                    Thread.sleep(3000);
+                } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
+                    Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+                    throw new RuntimeException("Interrupted while waiting for query service", ie);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @AfterAll
@@ -84,7 +111,6 @@ static void destroy() {
     @Override
     public void configureContext(CamelContextConfiguration camelContextConfiguration) {
         super.configureContext(camelContextConfiguration);
-        System.out.println("#### " + SERVICE.getConnectionString());
         Properties overridenProperties = asProperties(
                 "couchbase.connectionString", SERVICE.getConnectionString(),
                 "couchbase.host", SERVICE.hostname(),