diff --git a/query-engine/connectors/sql-query-connector/src/database/js.rs b/query-engine/connectors/sql-query-connector/src/database/js.rs
index 1dced9453fa3..5b22653647f8 100644
--- a/query-engine/connectors/sql-query-connector/src/database/js.rs
+++ b/query-engine/connectors/sql-query-connector/src/database/js.rs
@@ -11,40 +11,25 @@ use quaint::{
     connector::{IsolationLevel, Transaction},
     prelude::{Queryable as QuaintQueryable, *},
 };
-use std::{
-    collections::{hash_map::Entry, HashMap},
-    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
-};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
-/// Registry is the type for the global registry of driver adapters.
-type Registry = HashMap<String, DriverAdapter>;
+static ACTIVE_DRIVER_ADAPTER: Lazy<Mutex<Option<DriverAdapter>>> = Lazy::new(|| Mutex::new(None));
 
-/// REGISTRY is the global registry of Driver Adapters.
-static REGISTRY: Lazy<Mutex<Registry>> = Lazy::new(|| Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
+fn active_driver_adapter(provider: &str) -> connector::Result<DriverAdapter> {
+    let lock = ACTIVE_DRIVER_ADAPTER.lock().unwrap();
 
-fn registered_driver_adapter(provider: &str) -> connector::Result<DriverAdapter> {
-    let lock = REGISTRY.lock().unwrap();
-    lock.get(provider)
+    lock.as_ref()
+        .map(|conn_ref| conn_ref.to_owned())
         .ok_or(ConnectorError::from_kind(ErrorKind::UnsupportedConnector(format!(
             "A driver adapter for {} was not registered",
             provider
         ))))
-        .map(|conn_ref| conn_ref.to_owned())
 }
 
-pub fn register_driver_adapter(provider: &str, connector: Arc<dyn TransactionCapable>) -> Result<(), String> {
-    let mut lock = REGISTRY.lock().unwrap();
-    let entry = lock.entry(provider.to_string());
-    match entry {
-        Entry::Occupied(_) => Err(format!(
-            "A driver adapter for {} was already registered, and cannot be overridden.",
-            provider
-        )),
-        Entry::Vacant(v) => {
-            v.insert(DriverAdapter { connector });
-            Ok(())
-        }
-    }
+pub fn activate_driver_adapter(connector: Arc<dyn TransactionCapable>) {
+    let mut lock = ACTIVE_DRIVER_ADAPTER.lock().unwrap();
+
+    *lock = Some(DriverAdapter { connector });
 }
 
 pub struct Js {
@@ -69,7 +54,7 @@ impl FromSource for Js {
         url: &str,
         features: psl::PreviewFeatures,
     ) -> connector_interface::Result<Js> {
-        let connector = registered_driver_adapter(source.active_provider)?;
+        let connector = active_driver_adapter(source.active_provider)?;
         let connection_info = get_connection_info(url)?;
 
         Ok(Js {
diff --git a/query-engine/connectors/sql-query-connector/src/lib.rs b/query-engine/connectors/sql-query-connector/src/lib.rs
index 06aa1e376c4a..d98f87d9a92e 100644
--- a/query-engine/connectors/sql-query-connector/src/lib.rs
+++ b/query-engine/connectors/sql-query-connector/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use self::{column_metadata::*, context::Context, filter_conversion::*, query_ext
 use quaint::prelude::Queryable;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "driver-adapters")]
-pub use database::{register_driver_adapter, Js};
+pub use database::{activate_driver_adapter, Js};
 pub use database::{FromSource, Mssql, Mysql, PostgreSql, Sqlite};
 pub use error::SqlError;
 
diff --git a/query-engine/query-engine-node-api/src/engine.rs b/query-engine/query-engine-node-api/src/engine.rs
index 37baeaee2c60..8b53f9dfc8c5 100644
--- a/query-engine/query-engine-node-api/src/engine.rs
+++ b/query-engine/query-engine-node-api/src/engine.rs
@@ -183,15 +183,12 @@ impl QueryEngine {
             #[cfg(feature = "driver-adapters")]
             if let Some(driver) = maybe_driver {
                 let js_queryable = driver_adapters::from_napi(driver);
-                let provider_name = schema.connector.provider_name();
 
-                match sql_connector::register_driver_adapter(provider_name, Arc::new(js_queryable)) {
-                    Ok(_) => {
-                        connector_mode = ConnectorMode::Js;
-                        tracing::info!("Registered driver adapter for {provider_name}.")
-                    }
-                    Err(err) => tracing::error!("Failed to register driver adapter for {provider_name}. {err}"),
-                }
+                sql_connector::activate_driver_adapter(Arc::new(js_queryable));
+                connector_mode = ConnectorMode::Js;
+
+                let provider_name = schema.connector.provider_name();
+                tracing::info!("Registered driver adapter for {provider_name}.");
             }
         }