diff --git a/velox/exec/tests/JoinFuzzer.cpp b/velox/exec/tests/JoinFuzzer.cpp
index 87b5ec848ef1..6338de322387 100644
--- a/velox/exec/tests/JoinFuzzer.cpp
+++ b/velox/exec/tests/JoinFuzzer.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ JoinFuzzer::JoinFuzzer(size_t initialSeed)
           connector::hive::HiveConnectorFactory::kHiveConnectorName)
           ->newConnector(
               kHiveConnectorId, std::make_shared<core::MemConfig>(hiveConfig));
+  connector::registerConnector(hiveConnector);
 
   seed(initialSeed);
 }