diff --git a/ci/scripts/e2e-source-test.sh b/ci/scripts/e2e-source-test.sh
index b6eff317a79e..d7ada5a272e5 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/e2e-source-test.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/e2e-source-test.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ ACCEPT_EULA=Y DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y mssql-tools unix
 export PATH="/opt/mssql-tools/bin/:$PATH"
 sleep 2
 
+export SQLCMDSERVER=sqlserver-server SQLCMDUSER=SA SQLCMDPASSWORD="SomeTestOnly@SA" SQLCMDDBNAME=mydb SQLCMDPORT=1433
+sqlcmd -S sqlserver-server -U SA -P SomeTestOnly@SA -Q "SELECT 1"
+sqlcmd -Q "SELECT 1"
+
 echo "--- mongodb cdc test"
 # install the mongo shell
 wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb