diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/infra/contrib/spark_kafka_processor.py b/sdk/python/feast/infra/contrib/spark_kafka_processor.py
index cafd8b3852..c8b24f2a82 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/infra/contrib/spark_kafka_processor.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/infra/contrib/spark_kafka_processor.py
@@ -36,10 +36,16 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         *,
         fs: FeatureStore,
-        sfv: StreamFeatureView,
+        sfv: FeatureView,
         config: ProcessorConfig,
         preprocess_fn: Optional[MethodType] = None,
     ):
+
+        # In general, FeatureView may or may not have stream_source, but it must
+        # have one to use spark kafka processor
+        if not sfv.stream_source:
+            raise ValueError("Feature View must have a stream source to use spark streaming.")
+
         if not isinstance(sfv.stream_source, KafkaSource):
             raise ValueError("data source is not kafka source")
         if not isinstance(
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/unit/infra/test_streaming_ingestion.py b/sdk/python/tests/unit/infra/test_streaming_ingestion.py
index 6adc8630db..e166977eb0 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/unit/infra/test_streaming_ingestion.py
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/unit/infra/test_streaming_ingestion.py
@@ -16,11 +16,42 @@
 
 from feast.entity import Entity
 from feast.value_type import ValueType
+from feast.infra.contrib.spark_kafka_processor import SparkKafkaProcessor
 
 
-def test_the_test():
-    entity = Entity(name="my-entity", description="My entity")
-    assert entity.join_key == "my-entity"
-    assert(5==5)
+def test_streaming_ingestion():
+    
+    spark_config = IntegrationTestRepoConfig(
+        provider="local",
+        online_store_creator=RedisOnlineStoreCreator,
+        offline_store_creator=SparkDataSourceCreator,
+        batch_engine={"type": "spark.engine", "partitions": 10},
+    )
+    spark_environment = construct_test_environment(
+        spark_config, None, entity_key_serialization_version=1
+    )
 
+    df = create_basic_driver_dataset()
+
+    # Make a stream source.
+    stream_source = KafkaSource(
+        name="kafka",
+        timestamp_field="event_timestamp",
+        kafka_bootstrap_servers="",
+        message_format=AvroFormat(""),
+        topic="topic",
+        batch_source=FileSource(path="some path"),
+    )
+    StreamFeatureView(
+        name="test kafka stream feature view",
+        entities=[],
+        ttl=timedelta(days=30),
+        source=stream_source,
+        aggregations=[],
+    )
+
+
+
+    # processor = SparkKafkaProcessor()
+#