diff --git a/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/RecordConverter.java b/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/RecordConverter.java
index da990415..3101d58a 100644
--- a/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/RecordConverter.java
+++ b/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/RecordConverter.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import java.util.*;
 
 import static io.debezium.server.iceberg.IcebergChangeConsumer.*;
+import static io.debezium.server.iceberg.tableoperator.IcebergTableOperator.cdcOpField;
 
 /**
  * Converts iceberg json event to Iceberg GenericRecord. Extracts event schema and key fields. Converts event schema to Iceberg Schema.
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ public class RecordConverter {
   protected static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RecordConverter.class);
   public static final List<String> TS_MS_FIELDS = List.of("__ts_ms", "__source_ts_ms");
   static final boolean eventsAreUnwrapped = IcebergUtil.configIncludesUnwrapSmt();
-  protected static final String cdcOpField = "__op";
   protected final String destination;
   protected final byte[] valueData;
   protected final byte[] keyData;
diff --git a/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/tableoperator/IcebergTableOperator.java b/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/tableoperator/IcebergTableOperator.java
index bef6f2f7..01f81d04 100644
--- a/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/tableoperator/IcebergTableOperator.java
+++ b/debezium-server-iceberg-sink/src/main/java/io/debezium/server/iceberg/tableoperator/IcebergTableOperator.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class IcebergTableOperator {
 
   static final ImmutableMap<Operation, Integer> CDC_OPERATION_PRIORITY = ImmutableMap.of(Operation.INSERT, 1, Operation.READ, 2, Operation.UPDATE, 3, Operation.DELETE, 4);
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(IcebergTableOperator.class);
-  protected static final String cdcOpField = "__op";
+  public static final String cdcOpField = "__op";
   @ConfigProperty(name = "debezium.sink.iceberg.upsert-dedup-column", defaultValue = "__source_ts_ms")
   String cdcSourceTsMsField;
   @ConfigProperty(name = "debezium.sink.iceberg.allow-field-addition", defaultValue = "true")