diff --git a/evadb/third_party/databases/sqlite/sqlite_handler.py b/evadb/third_party/databases/sqlite/sqlite_handler.py
index 515eb979f3..204db36d25 100644
--- a/evadb/third_party/databases/sqlite/sqlite_handler.py
+++ b/evadb/third_party/databases/sqlite/sqlite_handler.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ def __init__(self, name: str, **kwargs):
         """
         super().__init__(name)
         self.database = kwargs.get("database")
+        self.connection = None
 
     def connect(self):
         """