diff --git a/velox/functions/prestosql/DateTimeFunctions.h b/velox/functions/prestosql/DateTimeFunctions.h
index bb0c173f6cf59..33a891be8f9f2 100644
--- a/velox/functions/prestosql/DateTimeFunctions.h
+++ b/velox/functions/prestosql/DateTimeFunctions.h
@@ -1779,6 +1779,13 @@ template <typename T>
 struct ToISO8601Function {
   VELOX_DEFINE_FUNCTION_TYPES(T);
 
+  ToISO8601Function() {
+    auto formatter =
+        functions::buildJodaDateTimeFormatter("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZZ");
+    VELOX_CHECK(!formatter.hasError());
+    formatter_ = formatter.value();
+  }
+
   FOLLY_ALWAYS_INLINE void initialize(
       const std::vector<TypePtr>& inputTypes,
       const core::QueryConfig& config,
@@ -1786,8 +1793,6 @@ struct ToISO8601Function {
     if (inputTypes[0]->isTimestamp()) {
       timeZone_ = getTimeZoneFromConfig(config);
     }
-    functions::buildJodaDateTimeFormatter("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZZ")
-        .thenOrThrow([this](auto formatter) { formatter_ = formatter; });
   }
 
   FOLLY_ALWAYS_INLINE void call(