diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/csv-processor/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/csv/CsvProcessorTest.java b/data-prepper-plugins/csv-processor/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/csv/CsvProcessorTest.java
index cacfedb609..0e36d8ebea 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/csv-processor/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/csv/CsvProcessorTest.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/csv-processor/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/csv/CsvProcessorTest.java
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ void test_when_messageIsEmpty_then_notParsed() {
     @Test
     void test_when_delimiterIsTab_then_parsedCorrectly() {
         when(processorConfig.getDelimiter()).thenReturn("\t");
+        csvProcessor = createObjectUnderTest();
 
         Record<Event> eventUnderTest = createMessageEvent("1\t2\t3");
         final List<Record<Event>> editedEvents = (List<Record<Event>>) csvProcessor.doExecute(Collections.singletonList(eventUnderTest));
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ void test_when_twoEventsAndNoHeaderSourceOnOne_then_ChooseUserColumns() {
     @Test
     void test_when_differentQuoteCharacter_then_parsesCorrectly() {
         when(processorConfig.getQuoteCharacter()).thenReturn("\'");
+        csvProcessor = createObjectUnderTest();
 
         final Record<Event> eventUnderTest = createMessageEvent("'1','2','3'");
         final List<Record<Event>> editedEvents = (List<Record<Event>>) csvProcessor.doExecute(Collections.singletonList(eventUnderTest));