diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/jdbc/JdbcExternalCatalog.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/jdbc/JdbcExternalCatalog.java
index b09f9b241c9cb5..34afa08ff8d773 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/jdbc/JdbcExternalCatalog.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/jdbc/JdbcExternalCatalog.java
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ public List<Column> getColumnsFromQuery(String query) {
     }
 
     public void configureJdbcTable(JdbcTable jdbcTable, String tableName) {
+        makeSureInitialized();
         jdbcTable.setCatalogId(this.getId());
         jdbcTable.setExternalTableName(tableName);
         jdbcTable.setJdbcTypeName(this.getDatabaseTypeName());