diff --git a/ci/scripts/e2e-iceberg-sink-test.sh b/ci/scripts/e2e-iceberg-sink-test.sh
index 41f1ee2a80f26..1a12225ab5435 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/e2e-iceberg-sink-test.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/e2e-iceberg-sink-test.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 source ci/scripts/common.sh
 
+# prepare environment
+export CONNECTOR_LIBS_PATH="./connector-node/libs"
+
 while getopts 'p:' opt; do
     case ${opt} in
         p )