diff --git a/hudi-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/schema/SchemaRegistryProvider.java b/hudi-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/schema/SchemaRegistryProvider.java
index 110c8cc2fb139..0f65dd338d035 100644
--- a/hudi-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/schema/SchemaRegistryProvider.java
+++ b/hudi-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/schema/SchemaRegistryProvider.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public interface SchemaConverter {
   public Schema parseSchemaFromRegistry(String registryUrl) {
     String schema = fetchSchemaFromRegistry(registryUrl);
     try {
-      String schemaConverter = getStringWithAltKeys(config, HoodieSchemaProviderConfig.SCHEMA_CONVERTER);
+      String schemaConverter = getStringWithAltKeys(config, HoodieSchemaProviderConfig.SCHEMA_CONVERTER, true);
       SchemaConverter converter = !StringUtils.isNullOrEmpty(schemaConverter)
           ? ReflectionUtils.loadClass(schemaConverter)
           : s -> s;