diff --git a/adapter-venice/pom.xml b/adapter-venice/pom.xml
index 5caa33bec..fc893ecf1 100644
--- a/adapter-venice/pom.xml
+++ b/adapter-venice/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     </description>
 
     <properties>
-        <venice.version>0.4.17-alpha-8</venice.version>
+        <venice.version>0.4.17-alpha-9</venice.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/adapter-venice/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/adapter/venice/VeniceSpace.java b/adapter-venice/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/adapter/venice/VeniceSpace.java
index e288c68af..b624d390c 100644
--- a/adapter-venice/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/adapter/venice/VeniceSpace.java
+++ b/adapter-venice/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/adapter/venice/VeniceSpace.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class VeniceSpace implements  AutoCloseable {
         ClientConfig clientConfig = ClientConfig.defaultGenericClientConfig(storeName);
         clientConfig.setVeniceURL(routerUrl);
         clientConfig.setForceClusterDiscoveryAtStartTime(true);
-        // clientConfig.setToken(token);
+        clientConfig.setToken(token);
         client = ClientFactory.getAndStartGenericAvroClient(clientConfig);
     }