diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 40e991e38..96a86ffee 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - run:
           name: install python, pip and git, tox
-          command: apt update && apt install -y python3.10 pip git tox
+          command: apt update && apt install -y python3.10 pip git
+      - run:
+          name: install pyspark and tox
+          command: pip install pyspark==3.5.0 tox
       - run:
           name: start connect server
           command: |
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/spark/connections.py b/dbt/adapters/spark/connections.py
index 32a7d46c6..ad7355720 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/spark/connections.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/spark/connections.py
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ def open(cls, connection: Connection) -> Connection:
                     handle = SessionConnectionWrapper(
                         Connection(
                             conn_method=creds.method,
-                            conn_url=conn_url,
+                            conn_url="localhost",
                             server_side_parameters=creds.server_side_parameters,
                         )
                     )