diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/connection/ConnectionImpl.java b/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/connection/ConnectionImpl.java
index 9f4a43d5a2e..2d7c917d230 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/connection/ConnectionImpl.java
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/connection/ConnectionImpl.java
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static UnitOfWorkType of(TransactionMode transactionMode) {
       statementExecutorType =
           options.isUseVirtualThreads()
               ? StatementExecutorType.VIRTUAL_THREAD
-              : StatementExecutorType.DIRECT_EXECUTOR;
+              : StatementExecutorType.PLATFORM_THREAD;
     }
     this.statementExecutor =
         new StatementExecutor(statementExecutorType, options.getStatementExecutionInterceptors());
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ && getDialect() == Dialect.POSTGRESQL
         new StatementExecutor(
             options.isUseVirtualThreads()
                 ? StatementExecutorType.VIRTUAL_THREAD
-                : StatementExecutorType.DIRECT_EXECUTOR,
+                : StatementExecutorType.PLATFORM_THREAD,
             Collections.emptyList());
     this.spannerPool = Preconditions.checkNotNull(spannerPool);
     this.options = Preconditions.checkNotNull(options);