diff --git a/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/AbstractPolicyCatalogTest.java b/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/AbstractPolicyCatalogTest.java
index cf0717f548..343ab6ce36 100644
--- a/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/AbstractPolicyCatalogTest.java
+++ b/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/AbstractPolicyCatalogTest.java
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public void before(TestInfo testInfo) {
             metaStoreManager,
             userSecretsManager,
             securityContext,
-            new PolarisAuthorizerImpl(callContext.getRealmConfig()),
+            new PolarisAuthorizerImpl(realmConfig),
             reservedProperties);
 
     String storageLocation = "s3://my-bucket/path/to/data";