diff --git a/asterix-bad/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/bad/lang/statement/CreateChannelStatement.java b/asterix-bad/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/bad/lang/statement/CreateChannelStatement.java
index a04ac49..6d04f20 100644
--- a/asterix-bad/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/bad/lang/statement/CreateChannelStatement.java
+++ b/asterix-bad/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/bad/lang/statement/CreateChannelStatement.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     }
 
     public void initialize(MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx, String subscriptionsTableName, String resultsTableName)
-            throws MetadataException, HyracksDataException {
+            throws AlgebricksException, HyracksDataException {
         Function lookup = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getFunction(mdTxnCtx, function);
         if (lookup == null) {
             throw new MetadataException(" Unknown function " + function.getName());