diff --git a/hudi-utilities/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/TestHoodieDeltaStreamer.java b/hudi-utilities/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/TestHoodieDeltaStreamer.java
index 9224be094..92daf3a56 100644
--- a/hudi-utilities/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/TestHoodieDeltaStreamer.java
+++ b/hudi-utilities/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/TestHoodieDeltaStreamer.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class TestHoodieDeltaStreamer extends UtilitiesTestBase {
   private static final String PROPS_FILENAME_TEST_INVALID = "test-invalid.properties";
   private static final String PROPS_FILENAME_TEST_CSV = "test-csv-dfs-source.properties";
   private static final String PROPS_FILENAME_TEST_PARQUET = "test-parquet-dfs-source.properties";
-  private static final String PARQUET_SOURCE_ROOT = dfsBasePath + "/parquetFiles";
+  private static String PARQUET_SOURCE_ROOT;
   private static final int PARQUET_NUM_RECORDS = 5;
   private static final int CSV_NUM_RECORDS = 3;
   private static final Logger LOG = LogManager.getLogger(TestHoodieDeltaStreamer.class);
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ public class TestHoodieDeltaStreamer extends UtilitiesTestBase {
   @BeforeClass
   public static void initClass() throws Exception {
     UtilitiesTestBase.initClass(true);
+    PARQUET_SOURCE_ROOT = dfsBasePath + "/parquetFiles";
 
     // prepare the configs.
     UtilitiesTestBase.Helpers.copyToDFS("delta-streamer-config/base.properties", dfs, dfsBasePath + "/base.properties");