diff --git a/crates/core/src/operations/write/mod.rs b/crates/core/src/operations/write/mod.rs
index e4a9880f06..3c4f443a67 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/operations/write/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/operations/write/mod.rs
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ impl std::future::IntoFuture for WriteBuilder {
                     .session
                     .and_then(|session| session.as_any().downcast_ref::<SessionState>().cloned())
                     .map(SessionStateBuilder::new_from_existing)
-                    .unwrap_or_default()
+                    .unwrap_or_else(SessionStateBuilder::new_with_default_features)
                     .with_query_planner(write_planner)
                     .build();
                 register_store(this.log_store.clone(), session.runtime_env().as_ref());