diff --git a/xtable-api/src/main/java/org/apache/xtable/spi/sync/CatalogSync.java b/xtable-api/src/main/java/org/apache/xtable/spi/sync/CatalogSync.java
index c1bcf1a68..df25d0d31 100644
--- a/xtable-api/src/main/java/org/apache/xtable/spi/sync/CatalogSync.java
+++ b/xtable-api/src/main/java/org/apache/xtable/spi/sync/CatalogSync.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ private CatalogSyncStatus getCatalogSyncStatus(
     if (!doesDatabaseExists) {
       catalogSyncOperation.createDatabase(tableIdentifier.getDatabaseName());
     }
-    Object catalogTable = catalogSyncOperation.getTable(tableIdentifier);
+    TABLE catalogTable = catalogSyncOperation.getTable(tableIdentifier);
     String storageDescriptorLocation =
         catalogSyncOperation.getStorageDescriptorLocation(catalogTable);
     if (catalogTable == null) {