diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcConnection.java b/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcConnection.java
index 5aefd35b..4e231809 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcConnection.java
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public void setCatalog(String catalog) throws SQLException {
   @Override
   public String getCatalog() throws SQLException {
     checkClosed();
-    return getConnectionOptions().getDatabaseName();
+    return "";
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcConnectionTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcConnectionTest.java
index a80e8009..82e26d03 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcConnectionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/jdbc/JdbcConnectionTest.java
@@ -634,7 +634,9 @@ public void testCatalog() throws SQLException {
     ConnectionOptions options = mock(ConnectionOptions.class);
     when(options.getDatabaseName()).thenReturn("test");
     try (JdbcConnection connection = createConnection(options)) {
-      assertThat(connection.getCatalog()).isEqualTo("test");
+      // The connection should always return the empty string as the current catalog, as no other
+      // catalogs exist in the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.
+      assertThat(connection.getCatalog()).isEqualTo("");
       // This should be allowed.
       connection.setCatalog("");
       try {