diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91e9c0d..f308e5f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Create/delete tables, insert data with `ice insert -p ns1.table1 file://example.
 
 ## Installation
 
-Pre-built binaries\* (+ links to Docker images for [ice](https://hub.docker.com/r/altinity/ice) and [ice-rest-catalog](https://hub.docker.com/r/altinity/ice-rest-catalog)) are available form [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/Altinity/ice/releases) page.
+Pre-built binaries\* (+ links to Docker images for [ice](https://hub.docker.com/r/altinity/ice) and [ice-rest-catalog](https://hub.docker.com/r/altinity/ice-rest-catalog)) are available from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/Altinity/ice/releases) page.
 > \* currently require `java` 21+ to run (available [here](https://adoptium.net/installation/)).  
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/ice-rest-catalog/src/test/resources/scenarios/insert-partitioned/ontime-2010-01-01.parquet b/ice-rest-catalog/src/test/resources/scenarios/insert-partitioned/ontime-2010-01-01.parquet
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diff --git a/ice-rest-catalog/src/test/resources/scenarios/insert-partitioned/run.sh.tmpl b/ice-rest-catalog/src/test/resources/scenarios/insert-partitioned/run.sh.tmpl
index 0e6b07f..ca7a076 100644
--- a/ice-rest-catalog/src/test/resources/scenarios/insert-partitioned/run.sh.tmpl
+++ b/ice-rest-catalog/src/test/resources/scenarios/insert-partitioned/run.sh.tmpl
@@ -9,31 +9,64 @@ echo "OK Created namespace: ${NAMESPACE_NAME}"
 
 # Get the full path to the input file
 SCENARIO_DIR="{{SCENARIO_DIR}}"
-INPUT_PATH="${SCENARIO_DIR}/${INPUT_FILE}"
+INPUT_PATH_IRIS="${SCENARIO_DIR}/${INPUT_FILE_IRIS}"
+INPUT_PATH_ONTIME="${SCENARIO_DIR}/${INPUT_FILE_ONTIME}"
 
 # Create table with partitioning and insert data
-{{ICE_CLI}} --config {{CLI_CONFIG}} insert --create-table ${TABLE_NAME} ${INPUT_PATH} --partition="${PARTITION_SPEC}"
-echo "OK Inserted data with partitioning into table ${TABLE_NAME}"
+{{ICE_CLI}} --config {{CLI_CONFIG}} insert --create-table ${TABLE_NAME_IRIS} ${INPUT_PATH_IRIS} --partition="${PARTITION_SPEC_IRIS}"
+echo "OK Inserted data with partitioning into table ${TABLE_NAME_IRIS}"
 
 # List partitions and validate output
-LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT=$(mktemp)
-trap "rm -f '${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT}'" EXIT
-{{ICE_CLI}} --config {{CLI_CONFIG}} list-partitions ${TABLE_NAME} > "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT}"
-if ! grep -q "partitions:" "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT}"; then
+LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT_IRIS=$(mktemp)
+trap "rm -f '${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT_IRIS}'" EXIT
+{{ICE_CLI}} --config {{CLI_CONFIG}} list-partitions ${TABLE_NAME_IRIS} > "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT_IRIS}"
+if ! grep -q "partitions:" "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT_IRIS}"; then
   echo "FAIL: list-partitions output missing 'partitions:' section"
-  cat "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT}"
+  cat "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT_IRIS}"
   exit 1
 fi
-if ! grep -qE -- "- *[^=]+=" "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT}"; then
+if ! grep -qE -- "- *[^=]+=" "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT_IRIS}"; then
   echo "FAIL: list-partitions output has no partition entries (expected at least one key=value)"
-  cat "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT}"
+  cat "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT_IRIS}"
   exit 1
 fi
-echo "OK Listed and validated partitions for ${TABLE_NAME}"
+echo "OK Listed and validated partitions for ${TABLE_NAME_IRIS}"
+
+# Create table using file with single partition
+{{ICE_CLI}} --config {{CLI_CONFIG}} insert --create-table ${TABLE_NAME_ONTIME} ${INPUT_PATH_ONTIME} --partition="${PARTITION_SPEC_ONTIME}"
+echo "OK Inserted data with partitioning into table ${TABLE_NAME_ONTIME}"
+
+# List partitions and validate output
+LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT_ONTIME=$(mktemp)
+trap "rm -f '${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT_ONTIME}'" EXIT
+{{ICE_CLI}} --config {{CLI_CONFIG}} list-partitions ${TABLE_NAME_ONTIME} > "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT_ONTIME}"
+if ! grep -q "partitions:" "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT_ONTIME}"; then
+  echo "FAIL: list-partitions output missing 'partitions:' section"
+  cat "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT_ONTIME}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! grep -qE -- "- *[^=]+=" "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT_ONTIME}"; then
+  echo "FAIL: list-partitions output has no partition entries (expected at least one key=value)"
+  cat "${LIST_PARTITIONS_OUT_ONTIME}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo "OK Listed and validated partitions for ${TABLE_NAME_ONTIME}"
+
+# Validate data file was inserted to correct partitioned path
+
+FILES_OUT_ONTIME=$({{ICE_CLI}} --config {{CLI_CONFIG}} files ${TABLE_NAME_ONTIME})
+
+if [[ "${FILES_OUT_ONTIME}" != *${EXPECTED_DATA_PATH_ONTIME}* ]]; then
+  echo "FAIL: expected substring '${EXPECTED_DATA_PATH_ONTIME}' not found in files command output: ${FILES_OUT_ONTIME}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo "OK Validated correct partitioned data file path for ${TABLE_NAME_ONTIME}"
 
 # Cleanup
-{{ICE_CLI}} --config {{CLI_CONFIG}} delete-table ${TABLE_NAME}
-echo "OK Deleted table: ${TABLE_NAME}"
+{{ICE_CLI}} --config {{CLI_CONFIG}} delete-table ${TABLE_NAME_IRIS}
+echo "OK Deleted table: ${TABLE_NAME_IRIS}"
+{{ICE_CLI}} --config {{CLI_CONFIG}} delete-table ${TABLE_NAME_ONTIME}
+echo "OK Deleted table: ${TABLE_NAME_ONTIME}"
 
 {{ICE_CLI}} --config {{CLI_CONFIG}} delete-namespace ${NAMESPACE_NAME}
 echo "OK Deleted namespace: ${NAMESPACE_NAME}"
diff --git a/ice-rest-catalog/src/test/resources/scenarios/insert-partitioned/scenario.yaml b/ice-rest-catalog/src/test/resources/scenarios/insert-partitioned/scenario.yaml
index 74af637..ed4fe7a 100644
--- a/ice-rest-catalog/src/test/resources/scenarios/insert-partitioned/scenario.yaml
+++ b/ice-rest-catalog/src/test/resources/scenarios/insert-partitioned/scenario.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ catalogConfig:
 
 env:
   NAMESPACE_NAME: "test_insert_partitioned"
-  TABLE_NAME: "test_insert_partitioned.iris_partitioned"
-  INPUT_FILE: "input.parquet"
-  PARTITION_SPEC: '[{"column":"variety","transform":"identity"}]'
+  TABLE_NAME_IRIS: "test_insert_partitioned.iris_partitioned"
+  TABLE_NAME_ONTIME: "test_insert_partitioned.ontime_partitioned"
+  INPUT_FILE_IRIS: "input.parquet"
+  INPUT_FILE_ONTIME: "ontime-2010-01-01.parquet"
+  PARTITION_SPEC_IRIS: '[{"column":"variety","transform":"identity"}]'
+  PARTITION_SPEC_ONTIME: '[{"column":"Year"}]'
+  EXPECTED_DATA_PATH_ONTIME: "s3://test-bucket/warehouse/test_insert_partitioned/ontime_partitioned/data/Year=2010/*.parquet"
 
diff --git a/ice/src/main/java/com/altinity/ice/cli/internal/cmd/Insert.java b/ice/src/main/java/com/altinity/ice/cli/internal/cmd/Insert.java
index 1e51068..65cec97 100644
--- a/ice/src/main/java/com/altinity/ice/cli/internal/cmd/Insert.java
+++ b/ice/src/main/java/com/altinity/ice/cli/internal/cmd/Insert.java
@@ -526,7 +526,13 @@ private static List<DataFile> processFile(
               partitionKey));
     } else {
       // Table isn't partitioned or sorted. Copy as is.
-      String dstDataFile = dstDataFileSource.get(file);
+      String dstDataFile;
+      if (partitionSpec.isPartitioned() && partitionKey != null) {
+        // File has inferred partition, use partition path
+        dstDataFile = dstDataFileSource.get(partitionSpec, partitionKey, file);
+      } else {
+        dstDataFile = dstDataFileSource.get(file);
+      }
       if (checkNotExists.apply(dstDataFile)) {
         return Collections.emptyList();
       }