diff --git a/hudi-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/aws/sync/AWSGlueCatalogSyncClient.java b/hudi-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/aws/sync/AWSGlueCatalogSyncClient.java
index 81c05ed132a35..e5a23a9a571cc 100644
--- a/hudi-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/aws/sync/AWSGlueCatalogSyncClient.java
+++ b/hudi-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/aws/sync/AWSGlueCatalogSyncClient.java
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ public void createDatabase(String databaseName) {
   public Option<String> getLastCommitTimeSynced(String tableName) {
     try {
       Table table = getTable(awsGlue, databaseName, tableName);
-      return Option.of(table.getParameters().getOrDefault(HOODIE_LAST_COMMIT_TIME_SYNC, null));
+      return Option.ofNullable(table.getParameters().get(HOODIE_LAST_COMMIT_TIME_SYNC));
     } catch (Exception e) {
       throw new HoodieGlueSyncException("Fail to get last sync commit time for " + tableId(databaseName, tableName), e);
     }