diff --git a/hudi-flink-datasource/hudi-flink/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/HoodieTableFactory.java b/hudi-flink-datasource/hudi-flink/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/HoodieTableFactory.java
index 7543382e1..5464ea3f2 100644
--- a/hudi-flink-datasource/hudi-flink/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/HoodieTableFactory.java
+++ b/hudi-flink-datasource/hudi-flink/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/HoodieTableFactory.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.apache.hudi.table;
 
 import org.apache.hudi.common.model.DefaultHoodieRecordPayload;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.model.EventTimeAvroPayload;
+import org.apache.hudi.common.util.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hudi.configuration.FlinkOptions;
 import org.apache.hudi.configuration.OptionsResolver;
 import org.apache.hudi.exception.HoodieValidationException;
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import static org.apache.hudi.common.util.ValidationUtils.checkArgument;
+
 /**
  * Hoodie data source/sink factory.
  */
@@ -81,6 +84,8 @@ public class HoodieTableFactory implements DynamicTableSourceFactory, DynamicTab
   @Override
   public DynamicTableSink createDynamicTableSink(Context context) {
     Configuration conf = FlinkOptions.fromMap(context.getCatalogTable().getOptions());
+    checkArgument(!StringUtils.isNullOrEmpty(conf.getString(FlinkOptions.PATH)),
+        "Option [path] should not be empty.");
     ResolvedSchema schema = context.getCatalogTable().getResolvedSchema();
     sanityCheck(conf, schema);
     setupConfOptions(conf, context.getObjectIdentifier().getObjectName(), context.getCatalogTable(), schema);