diff --git a/hoodie-spark/src/main/java/com/uber/hoodie/DataSourceUtils.java b/hoodie-spark/src/main/java/com/uber/hoodie/DataSourceUtils.java
index 3c56a0d02..19352edd4 100644
--- a/hoodie-spark/src/main/java/com/uber/hoodie/DataSourceUtils.java
+++ b/hoodie-spark/src/main/java/com/uber/hoodie/DataSourceUtils.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class DataSourceUtils {
         // override above with Hoodie configs specified as options.
         .withProps(parameters).build();
 
-    return new HoodieWriteClient<>(jssc, writeConfig);
+    return new HoodieWriteClient<>(jssc, writeConfig, true);
   }