diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/translate-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/translate/TargetsParameterConfig.java b/data-prepper-plugins/translate-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/translate/TargetsParameterConfig.java
index 07b1967c03..ce9cc8ec80 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/translate-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/translate/TargetsParameterConfig.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/translate-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/translate/TargetsParameterConfig.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.annotations.AlsoRequired;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.processor.mutateevent.TargetType;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.typeconverter.TypeConverter;
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@
 public class TargetsParameterConfig {
     static final String MAP_KEY = "map";
     static final String REGEX_KEY = "regex";
-    private final TypeConverter converter;
     private final LinkedHashMap<Range<Float>, Object> rangeMappings = new LinkedHashMap<>();
     private final Map<String, Object> individualMappings = new HashMap<>();
     private final Map<Pattern, Object> compiledPatterns = new HashMap<>();
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ public class TargetsParameterConfig {
     @JsonPropertyDescription("Specifies the data type for the target value.")
     private TargetType targetType = TargetType.STRING;
 
-    public TargetsParameterConfig(){
-        converter = TargetType.STRING.getTargetConverter();
-    }
-    public TargetsParameterConfig(Map<String, Object> map, String target, RegexParameterConfiguration regexParameterConfig, String translateWhen, String defaultValue, TargetType targetType) {
+    public TargetsParameterConfig(){}
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    TargetsParameterConfig(Map<String, Object> map, String target, RegexParameterConfiguration regexParameterConfig, String translateWhen, String defaultValue, TargetType targetType) {
         this.targetType = Optional
                 .ofNullable(targetType)
                 .orElse(TargetType.STRING);
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ public TargetsParameterConfig(Map<String, Object> map, String target, RegexParam
         this.map = map;
         this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
         this.regexParameterConfig = regexParameterConfig;
-        this.converter = this.targetType.getTargetConverter();
         this.translateWhen = translateWhen;
         parseMappings();
     }
@@ -109,11 +108,6 @@ public Map<Pattern, Object> fetchCompiledPatterns() {
         return compiledPatterns;
     }
 
-    public TypeConverter getConverter() {
-        return converter;
-    }
-
-
     @AssertTrue(message = "pattern option is mandatory while configuring regex option")
     public boolean isPatternPresent() {
         return regexParameterConfig == null || regexParameterConfig.getPatterns() != null;
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/translate-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/translate/TranslateProcessor.java b/data-prepper-plugins/translate-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/translate/TranslateProcessor.java
index 682936c5b7..c93493e507 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/translate-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/translate/TranslateProcessor.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/translate-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/translate/TranslateProcessor.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ private String getSourceValue(Object recordObject, String sourceKey) {
     }
 
     private Object getTargetValue(Object sourceObject, List<Object> targetValues, TargetsParameterConfig targetConfig) {
-        TypeConverter converter = targetConfig.getConverter();
+        TypeConverter converter = targetConfig.getTargetType().getTargetConverter();
         if(sourceObject instanceof String) {
             return converter.convert(targetValues.get(0));
         }