diff --git a/AlmToolkit/BismNormalizer/TabularCompare/ComparisonFactory.cs b/AlmToolkit/BismNormalizer/TabularCompare/ComparisonFactory.cs
index a9b7f28..ff4e1bb 100644
--- a/AlmToolkit/BismNormalizer/TabularCompare/ComparisonFactory.cs
+++ b/AlmToolkit/BismNormalizer/TabularCompare/ComparisonFactory.cs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ namespace BismNormalizer.TabularCompare
                         )
                     )
                     {
-                        returnTabularComparison.TargetTabularModel.Connect();
+                        returnTabularComparison.TargetTabularModel.TomConnect();
                         returnTabularComparison.TargetTabularModel.TomDatabase.CompatibilityLevel = comparisonInfo.SourceCompatibilityLevel;
                         returnTabularComparison.TargetTabularModel.TomDatabase.Update();
                         returnTabularComparison.MetadataResyncRequired = true;
diff --git a/AlmToolkit/BismNormalizer/TabularCompare/TabularMetadata/Comparison.cs b/AlmToolkit/BismNormalizer/TabularCompare/TabularMetadata/Comparison.cs
index c48076a..1e41da0 100644
--- a/AlmToolkit/BismNormalizer/TabularCompare/TabularMetadata/Comparison.cs
+++ b/AlmToolkit/BismNormalizer/TabularCompare/TabularMetadata/Comparison.cs
@@ -1406,18 +1406,27 @@ namespace BismNormalizer.TabularCompare.TabularMetadata
                     {
                         if (table.TomTable.RefreshPolicy != null)
                         {
-                            //Confirm the table with incremental refresh policy isn't going to be deleted anyway
-                            bool tableBeingDeletedAnyway = false;
+                            //Confirm the table with incremental refresh policy isn't going to be deleted (or updated to not have a refresh policy) anyway
+                            bool policyBeingDeletedAnyway = false;
                             foreach (ComparisonObject comparisonObjectToCheck in _comparisonObjects)
                             {
                                 if (comparisonObjectToCheck.TargetObjectName == table.Name && comparisonObjectToCheck.MergeAction == MergeAction.Delete)
                                 {
-                                    tableBeingDeletedAnyway = true;
+                                    policyBeingDeletedAnyway = true;
+                                    break;
+                                }
+
+                                if (comparisonObjectToCheck.TargetObjectName == table.Name && comparisonObjectToCheck.MergeAction == MergeAction.Update &&
+                                    !_comparisonInfo.OptionsInfo.OptionRetainRefreshPolicy && !_comparisonInfo.OptionsInfo.OptionRetainPartitions &&
+                                    _sourceTabularModel.Tables.ContainsName(table.Name) && _sourceTabularModel.Tables.FindByName(table.Name).TomTable.RefreshPolicy == null)
+                                    //Condition above includes OptionRetainPartitions because otherwise removal of the policy wouldn't go through if there are partitions in it
+                                {
+                                    policyBeingDeletedAnyway = true;
                                     break;
                                 }
                             }
 
-                            if (!tableBeingDeletedAnyway)
+                            if (!policyBeingDeletedAnyway)
                             {
                                 OnValidationMessage(new ValidationMessageEventArgs($"Unable to delete expression {comparisonObject.TargetObjectName} because it is an incremental-refresh parameter and table {table.Name} contains an incremental-refresh policy.", ValidationMessageType.Expression, ValidationMessageStatus.Warning));
                                 return;
diff --git a/AlmToolkit/BismNormalizer/TabularCompare/TabularMetadata/TabularModel.cs b/AlmToolkit/BismNormalizer/TabularCompare/TabularMetadata/TabularModel.cs
index cc2264d..ae3d8c5 100644
--- a/AlmToolkit/BismNormalizer/TabularCompare/TabularMetadata/TabularModel.cs
+++ b/AlmToolkit/BismNormalizer/TabularCompare/TabularMetadata/TabularModel.cs
@@ -53,32 +53,11 @@ namespace BismNormalizer.TabularCompare.TabularMetadata
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Connect to SSAS server and instantiate properties of the TabularModel object.
+        /// Connect to AS server and instantiate properties of the TabularModel object.
         /// </summary>
         public void Connect()
         {
-            this.Disconnect();
-
-            if (_connectionInfo.UseTmdlFolder)
-            {
-                _database = _connectionInfo.OpenDatabaseFromFolder();
-            }
-            else if (_connectionInfo.UseBimFile)
-            {
-                _database = _connectionInfo.OpenDatabaseFromFile();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                _server = new Server();
-                _server.Connect(_connectionInfo.BuildConnectionString());
-
-                _database = _server.Databases.FindByName(_connectionInfo.DatabaseName);
-                if (_database == null)
-                {
-                    //Don't need try to load from project here as will already be done before instantiated Comparison
-                    throw new Amo.ConnectionException($"Could not connect to database {_connectionInfo.DatabaseName}");
-                }
-            }
+            TomConnect();
 
             //Shell model
             _model = new Model(this, _database.Model);
@@ -165,6 +144,35 @@ namespace BismNormalizer.TabularCompare.TabularMetadata
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Connect only to AS server. Does not instantiate properties of the TabularModel object.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void TomConnect()
+        {
+            this.Disconnect();
+
+            if (_connectionInfo.UseTmdlFolder)
+            {
+                _database = _connectionInfo.OpenDatabaseFromFolder();
+            }
+            else if (_connectionInfo.UseBimFile)
+            {
+                _database = _connectionInfo.OpenDatabaseFromFile();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _server = new Server();
+                _server.Connect(_connectionInfo.BuildConnectionString());
+
+                _database = _server.Databases.FindByName(_connectionInfo.DatabaseName);
+                if (_database == null)
+                {
+                    //Don't need try to load from project here as will already be done before instantiated Comparison
+                    throw new Amo.ConnectionException($"Could not connect to database {_connectionInfo.DatabaseName}");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         private void InitializeCalcDependenciesFromServer()
         {
             _calcDependencies.Clear();
@@ -710,6 +718,7 @@ namespace BismNormalizer.TabularCompare.TabularMetadata
                     else
                     {
                         tableTarget.TomTable.RefreshPolicy = tomTableTargetOrig.RefreshPolicy.Clone();
+                        retainPartitionsMessage = "Retain refresh policy option applied. " + retainPartitionsMessage;
                     }
                 }
             }