diff --git a/wayang-platforms/wayang-generic-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/wayang/genericjdbc/execution/GenericJdbcExecutor.java b/wayang-platforms/wayang-generic-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/wayang/genericjdbc/execution/GenericJdbcExecutor.java
index a513b796c..b48edf3a1 100644
--- a/wayang-platforms/wayang-generic-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/wayang/genericjdbc/execution/GenericJdbcExecutor.java
+++ b/wayang-platforms/wayang-generic-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/wayang/genericjdbc/execution/GenericJdbcExecutor.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class GenericJdbcExecutor extends ExecutorTemplate {
 
     private final GenericJdbcPlatform platform;
 
-    private final Connection connection = null;
+    private final Connection connection;
 
     private final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(this.getClass());
 
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ public class GenericJdbcExecutor extends ExecutorTemplate {
     public GenericJdbcExecutor(GenericJdbcPlatform platform, Job job) {
         super(job.getCrossPlatformExecutor());
         this.platform = platform;
-//        this.connection = this.platform.createDatabaseDescriptor(job.getConfiguration()).createJdbcConnection();
+        this.connection = this.platform.createDatabaseDescriptor(job.getConfiguration(), "genericjdbc")
+                .createJdbcConnection();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -221,12 +222,11 @@ private String getSqlClause(Operator operator) {
 
     @Override
     public void dispose() {
-//        try {
-//            this.connection.close();
-//        } catch (SQLException e) {
-//            this.logger.error("Could not close JDBC connection to PostgreSQL correctly.", e);
-//        }
-        return;
+        try {
+            this.connection.close();
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            this.logger.error("Could not close JDBC connection to PostgreSQL correctly.", e);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/wayang-platforms/wayang-generic-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/wayang/genericjdbc/execution/GenericJdbcExecutorTest.java b/wayang-platforms/wayang-generic-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/wayang/genericjdbc/execution/GenericJdbcExecutorTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c04cfed69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wayang-platforms/wayang-generic-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/wayang/genericjdbc/execution/GenericJdbcExecutorTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.wayang.genericjdbc.execution;
+
+import org.apache.wayang.core.api.Configuration;
+import org.apache.wayang.core.api.Job;
+import org.apache.wayang.core.platform.CrossPlatformExecutor;
+import org.apache.wayang.core.profiling.NoInstrumentationStrategy;
+import org.apache.wayang.genericjdbc.platform.GenericJdbcPlatform;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.sql.Connection;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+/**
+ * Regression test for {@link GenericJdbcExecutor}.
+ * Verifies that the executor properly creates and disposes a JDBC connection.
+ */
+class GenericJdbcExecutorTest {
+
+    private static Configuration createTestConfiguration() {
+        Configuration configuration = new Configuration();
+        configuration.setProperty(
+                "wayang.genericjdbc.jdbc.url",
+                "jdbc:hsqldb:mem:wayang_test_executor_lifecycle;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1"
+        );
+        configuration.setProperty("wayang.genericjdbc.jdbc.user", "SA");
+        configuration.setProperty("wayang.genericjdbc.jdbc.password", "");
+        configuration.setProperty(
+                "wayang.genericjdbc.jdbc.driverName",
+                "org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver"
+        );
+        return configuration;
+    }
+
+    private static Job createMockJob(Configuration configuration) {
+        Job job = mock(Job.class);
+        when(job.getConfiguration()).thenReturn(configuration);
+        when(job.getCrossPlatformExecutor())
+                .thenReturn(new CrossPlatformExecutor(
+                        job,
+                        new NoInstrumentationStrategy()
+                ));
+        return job;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that GenericJdbcExecutor creates a non-null JDBC connection
+     * upon construction.
+     *
+     * This is a regression test for the bug where connection creation was
+     * commented out, leaving the connection field permanently null.
+     */
+    @Test
+    void testConnectionIsCreatedUponConstruction() throws Exception {
+        Configuration configuration = createTestConfiguration();
+        Job job = createMockJob(configuration);
+        GenericJdbcPlatform platform = GenericJdbcPlatform.getInstance();
+
+        GenericJdbcExecutor executor = new GenericJdbcExecutor(platform, job);
+
+        Field connectionField =
+                GenericJdbcExecutor.class.getDeclaredField("connection");
+        connectionField.setAccessible(true);
+
+        Connection connection =
+                (Connection) connectionField.get(executor);
+
+        assertNotNull(
+                connection,
+                "GenericJdbcExecutor must create a JDBC connection upon construction"
+        );
+        assertNotNull(
+                connection.getMetaData(),
+                "Connection must be valid and able to return metadata"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that dispose() closes the JDBC connection without throwing.
+     */
+    @Test
+    void testDisposeClosesConnection() throws Exception {
+        Configuration configuration = createTestConfiguration();
+        Job job = createMockJob(configuration);
+        GenericJdbcPlatform platform = GenericJdbcPlatform.getInstance();
+
+        GenericJdbcExecutor executor = new GenericJdbcExecutor(platform, job);
+
+        Field connectionField =
+                GenericJdbcExecutor.class.getDeclaredField("connection");
+        connectionField.setAccessible(true);
+
+        Connection connection =
+                (Connection) connectionField.get(executor);
+
+        assertNotNull(
+                connection,
+                "Connection must exist before dispose"
+        );
+
+        assertFalse(
+                connection.isClosed(),
+                "Connection must be open before dispose"
+        );
+
+        assertDoesNotThrow(
+                () -> executor.dispose(),
+                "dispose() must not throw when closing a valid connection"
+        );
+
+        assertTrue(
+                connection.isClosed(),
+                "Connection must be closed after dispose()"
+        );
+    }
+}
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