diff --git a/nb/pom.xml b/nb/pom.xml
index ca8f4967a..408f5346c 100644
--- a/nb/pom.xml
+++ b/nb/pom.xml
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@
             <version>4.15.51-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
+            <artifactId>driver-direct</artifactId>
+            <version>4.15.51-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        </dependency>
+
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>