diff --git a/superset/db_engine_specs.py b/superset/db_engine_specs.py
index 6d1be23a4746..e24627cc3354 100644
--- a/superset/db_engine_specs.py
+++ b/superset/db_engine_specs.py
@@ -867,9 +867,8 @@ def get_column_names(filepath):
         sql = """CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE {table_name} ( {schema_definition} )
             ROW FORMAT DELIMITED FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' STORED AS
             TEXTFILE LOCATION '{location}'""".format(**locals())
-
         logging.info(form.con.data)
-        engine = create_engine(form.con.data)
+        engine = create_engine(form.con.data.sqlalchemy_uri)
         engine.execute(sql)
 
     @classmethod