diff --git a/src/main/java/com/snowflake/snowpark_java/SessionBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/snowflake/snowpark_java/SessionBuilder.java
index 210a426e..e9675a34 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/snowflake/snowpark_java/SessionBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/snowflake/snowpark_java/SessionBuilder.java
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ public Session create() {
    * @since 1.10.0
    */
   public Session getOrCreate() {
+    // disable closure cleaner in Java session,
+    // it only works with Scala UDF.
+    this.builder.config("snowpark_enable_closure_cleaner", "never");
     return new Session(this.builder.getOrCreate());
   }
 }