diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-fivetran/dagster_fivetran/translator.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-fivetran/dagster_fivetran/translator.py
index bd929a2d0f6c8..09dc7597e4373 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-fivetran/dagster_fivetran/translator.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-fivetran/dagster_fivetran/translator.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 from dagster_fivetran.utils import get_fivetran_connector_table_name, metadata_for_table
 
+MIN_TIME_STR = "0001-01-01 00:00:00+00"
+
 
 class FivetranConnectorTableProps(NamedTuple):
     table: str