diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Extensions/Hybrid/LoggerConfigurationMSSqlServerExtensions.cs b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Extensions/Hybrid/LoggerConfigurationMSSqlServerExtensions.cs
index eefb88af..8df8ce9c 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Extensions/Hybrid/LoggerConfigurationMSSqlServerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Extensions/Hybrid/LoggerConfigurationMSSqlServerExtensions.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 using System;
+using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Serilog.Configuration;
 using Serilog.Debugging;
@@ -167,6 +168,85 @@ internal static LoggerConfiguration MSSqlServerInternal(
             return loggerConfiguration.Sink(periodicBatchingSink, restrictedToMinimumLevel, sinkOptions?.LevelSwitch);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds a sink that writes log events to a table in a MSSqlServer database.
+        /// Create a database and execute the table creation script found here
+        /// https://gist.github.com/mivano/10429656
+        /// or use the autoCreateSqlTable option.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="loggerConfiguration">The logger configuration.</param>
+        /// <param name="sqlConnectionFactory">A function to initialize a connection to the database where to store the events.</param>
+        /// <param name="initialCatalog">The initial catalog within the database (used if AutoCreateSqlDatabase is enabled).</param>
+        /// <param name="sinkOptions">Supplies additional settings for the sink</param>
+        /// <param name="sinkOptionsSection">A config section defining additional settings for the sink</param>
+        /// <param name="appConfiguration">Additional application-level configuration. Required if connectionString is a name.</param>
+        /// <param name="restrictedToMinimumLevel">The minimum level for events passed through the sink. Ignored when LevelSwitch in <paramref name="sinkOptions"/> is specified.</param>
+        /// <param name="formatProvider">Supplies culture-specific formatting information, or null.</param>
+        /// <param name="columnOptions">An externally-modified group of column settings</param>
+        /// <param name="columnOptionsSection">A config section defining various column settings</param>
+        /// <param name="logEventFormatter">Supplies custom formatter for the LogEvent column, or null</param>
+        /// <returns>Logger configuration, allowing configuration to continue.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">A required parameter is null.</exception>
+        public static LoggerConfiguration MSSqlServer(
+            this LoggerSinkConfiguration loggerConfiguration,
+            Func<SqlConnection> sqlConnectionFactory,
+            string initialCatalog,
+            MSSqlServerSinkOptions sinkOptions = null,
+            IConfigurationSection sinkOptionsSection = null,
+            IConfiguration appConfiguration = null,
+            LogEventLevel restrictedToMinimumLevel = LevelAlias.Minimum,
+            IFormatProvider formatProvider = null,
+            ColumnOptions columnOptions = null,
+            IConfigurationSection columnOptionsSection = null,
+            ITextFormatter logEventFormatter = null) =>
+            loggerConfiguration.MSSqlServerInternal(
+                sqlConnectionFactory: sqlConnectionFactory,
+                initialCatalog: initialCatalog,
+                sinkOptions: sinkOptions,
+                sinkOptionsSection: sinkOptionsSection,
+                appConfiguration: appConfiguration,
+                restrictedToMinimumLevel: restrictedToMinimumLevel,
+                formatProvider: formatProvider,
+                columnOptions: columnOptions,
+                columnOptionsSection: columnOptionsSection,
+                logEventFormatter: logEventFormatter,
+                applySystemConfiguration: new ApplySystemConfiguration(),
+                applyMicrosoftExtensionsConfiguration: new ApplyMicrosoftExtensionsConfiguration(),
+                sinkFactory: new MSSqlServerSinkFactory(),
+                batchingSinkFactory: new PeriodicBatchingSinkFactory());
+
+        // Internal overload with parameters used by tests to override the config section and inject mocks
+        internal static LoggerConfiguration MSSqlServerInternal(
+            this LoggerSinkConfiguration loggerConfiguration,
+            Func<SqlConnection> sqlConnectionFactory,
+            string initialCatalog,
+            MSSqlServerSinkOptions sinkOptions,
+            IConfigurationSection sinkOptionsSection,
+            IConfiguration appConfiguration,
+            LogEventLevel restrictedToMinimumLevel,
+            IFormatProvider formatProvider,
+            ColumnOptions columnOptions,
+            IConfigurationSection columnOptionsSection,
+            ITextFormatter logEventFormatter,
+            IApplySystemConfiguration applySystemConfiguration,
+            IApplyMicrosoftExtensionsConfiguration applyMicrosoftExtensionsConfiguration,
+            IMSSqlServerSinkFactory sinkFactory,
+            IPeriodicBatchingSinkFactory batchingSinkFactory)
+        {
+            if (loggerConfiguration == null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(loggerConfiguration));
+
+            ReadConfiguration(ref sinkOptions, sinkOptionsSection, appConfiguration,
+                ref columnOptions, columnOptionsSection, applySystemConfiguration, applyMicrosoftExtensionsConfiguration);
+
+            var sink = sinkFactory.Create(sqlConnectionFactory, initialCatalog, sinkOptions, formatProvider, columnOptions, logEventFormatter);
+
+            var periodicBatchingSink = batchingSinkFactory.Create(sink, sinkOptions);
+
+            return loggerConfiguration.Sink(periodicBatchingSink, restrictedToMinimumLevel, sinkOptions?.LevelSwitch);
+        }
+
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds a sink that writes log events to a table in a MSSqlServer database.
         ///
@@ -313,6 +393,40 @@ private static void ReadConfiguration(
                 connectionString = applyMicrosoftExtensionsConfiguration.GetConnectionString(connectionString, appConfiguration);
             }
 
+            if (columnOptionsSection != null)
+            {
+                columnOptions = applyMicrosoftExtensionsConfiguration.ConfigureColumnOptions(columnOptions, columnOptionsSection);
+            }
+
+            if (sinkOptionsSection != null)
+            {
+                sinkOptions = applyMicrosoftExtensionsConfiguration.ConfigureSinkOptions(sinkOptions, sinkOptionsSection);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void ReadConfiguration(
+            ref MSSqlServerSinkOptions sinkOptions,
+            IConfigurationSection sinkOptionsSection,
+            IConfiguration appConfiguration,
+            ref ColumnOptions columnOptions,
+            IConfigurationSection columnOptionsSection,
+            IApplySystemConfiguration applySystemConfiguration,
+            IApplyMicrosoftExtensionsConfiguration applyMicrosoftExtensionsConfiguration)
+        {
+            sinkOptions = sinkOptions ?? new MSSqlServerSinkOptions();
+            columnOptions = columnOptions ?? new ColumnOptions();
+
+            var serviceConfigSection = applySystemConfiguration.GetSinkConfigurationSection(AppConfigSectionName);
+            if (serviceConfigSection != null)
+            {
+                columnOptions = applySystemConfiguration.ConfigureColumnOptions(serviceConfigSection, columnOptions);
+                sinkOptions = applySystemConfiguration.ConfigureSinkOptions(serviceConfigSection, sinkOptions);
+
+                if (appConfiguration != null || columnOptionsSection != null || sinkOptionsSection != null)
+                    SelfLog.WriteLine("Warning: Both System.Configuration (app.config or web.config) and Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration are being applied to the MSSQLServer sink.");
+            }
+
+
             if (columnOptionsSection != null)
             {
                 columnOptions = applyMicrosoftExtensionsConfiguration.ConfigureColumnOptions(columnOptions, columnOptionsSection);
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Extensions/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/LoggerConfigurationMSSqlServerExtensions.cs b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Extensions/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/LoggerConfigurationMSSqlServerExtensions.cs
index 0084b132..85b3b836 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Extensions/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/LoggerConfigurationMSSqlServerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Extensions/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/LoggerConfigurationMSSqlServerExtensions.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 using System;
+using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Serilog.Configuration;
 using Serilog.Events;
@@ -131,6 +132,54 @@ public static LoggerConfiguration MSSqlServer(
             return loggerConfiguration.Sink(periodicBatchingSink, restrictedToMinimumLevel, sinkOptions?.LevelSwitch);
         }
 
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds a sink that writes log events to a table in a MSSqlServer database.
+        /// Create a database and execute the table creation script found here
+        /// https://gist.github.com/mivano/10429656
+        /// or use the autoCreateSqlTable option.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="loggerConfiguration">The logger configuration.</param>
+        /// <param name="sqlConnectionFactory">A function to initialize a connection to the database where to store the events.</param>
+        /// <param name="initialCatalog">The initial catalog within the database (used if AutoCreateSqlDatabase is enabled).</param>
+        /// <param name="sinkOptions">Supplies additional settings for the sink</param>
+        /// <param name="sinkOptionsSection">A config section defining additional settings for the sink</param>
+        /// <param name="appConfiguration">Additional application-level configuration. Required if connectionString is a name.</param>
+        /// <param name="restrictedToMinimumLevel">The minimum level for events passed through the sink. Ignored when LevelSwitch in <paramref name="sinkOptions"/> is specified.</param>
+        /// <param name="formatProvider">Supplies culture-specific formatting information, or null.</param>
+        /// <param name="columnOptions">An externally-modified group of column settings</param>
+        /// <param name="columnOptionsSection">A config section defining various column settings</param>
+        /// <param name="logEventFormatter">Supplies custom formatter for the LogEvent column, or null</param>
+        /// <returns>Logger configuration, allowing configuration to continue.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">A required parameter is null.</exception>
+        public static LoggerConfiguration MSSqlServer(
+            this LoggerSinkConfiguration loggerConfiguration,
+            Func<SqlConnection> sqlConnectionFactory,
+            string initialCatalog,
+            MSSqlServerSinkOptions sinkOptions = null,
+            IConfigurationSection sinkOptionsSection = null,
+            IConfiguration appConfiguration = null,
+            LogEventLevel restrictedToMinimumLevel = LevelAlias.Minimum,
+            IFormatProvider formatProvider = null,
+            ColumnOptions columnOptions = null,
+            IConfigurationSection columnOptionsSection = null,
+            ITextFormatter logEventFormatter = null)
+        {
+            if (loggerConfiguration == null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(loggerConfiguration));
+
+            ReadConfiguration(ref sinkOptions, appConfiguration, ref columnOptions,
+                columnOptionsSection, sinkOptionsSection);
+
+            IMSSqlServerSinkFactory sinkFactory = new MSSqlServerSinkFactory();
+            var sink = sinkFactory.Create(sqlConnectionFactory, initialCatalog, sinkOptions, formatProvider, columnOptions, logEventFormatter);
+
+            IPeriodicBatchingSinkFactory periodicBatchingSinkFactory = new PeriodicBatchingSinkFactory();
+            var periodicBatchingSink = periodicBatchingSinkFactory.Create(sink, sinkOptions);
+
+            return loggerConfiguration.Sink(periodicBatchingSink, restrictedToMinimumLevel, sinkOptions?.LevelSwitch);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds a sink that writes log events to a table in a MSSqlServer database.
         ///
@@ -236,5 +285,20 @@ private static void ReadConfiguration(
             columnOptions = microsoftExtensionsConfiguration.ConfigureColumnOptions(columnOptions, columnOptionsSection);
             sinkOptions = microsoftExtensionsConfiguration.ConfigureSinkOptions(sinkOptions, sinkOptionsSection);
         }
+
+        private static void ReadConfiguration(
+            ref MSSqlServerSinkOptions sinkOptions,
+            IConfiguration appConfiguration,
+            ref ColumnOptions columnOptions,
+            IConfigurationSection columnOptionsSection,
+            IConfigurationSection sinkOptionsSection)
+        {
+            sinkOptions = sinkOptions ?? new MSSqlServerSinkOptions();
+            columnOptions = columnOptions ?? new ColumnOptions();
+
+            IApplyMicrosoftExtensionsConfiguration microsoftExtensionsConfiguration = new ApplyMicrosoftExtensionsConfiguration();
+            columnOptions = microsoftExtensionsConfiguration.ConfigureColumnOptions(columnOptions, columnOptionsSection);
+            sinkOptions = microsoftExtensionsConfiguration.ConfigureSinkOptions(sinkOptions, sinkOptionsSection);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Factories/IMSSqlServerSinkFactory.cs b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Factories/IMSSqlServerSinkFactory.cs
index 4ff2b293..0babb81a 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Factories/IMSSqlServerSinkFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Factories/IMSSqlServerSinkFactory.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using Serilog.Formatting;
 using Serilog.Core;
+using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
 
 namespace Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer.Configuration.Factories
 {
@@ -12,5 +13,13 @@ IBatchedLogEventSink Create(
             IFormatProvider formatProvider,
             ColumnOptions columnOptions,
             ITextFormatter logEventFormatter);
+
+        IBatchedLogEventSink Create(
+            Func<SqlConnection> sqlConnectionFactory,
+            string initialCatalog,
+            MSSqlServerSinkOptions sinkOptions,
+            IFormatProvider formatProvider,
+            ColumnOptions columnOptions,
+            ITextFormatter logEventFormatter);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Factories/MSSqlServerSinkFactory.cs b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Factories/MSSqlServerSinkFactory.cs
index 4ba6d714..a78e5ebc 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Factories/MSSqlServerSinkFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Factories/MSSqlServerSinkFactory.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using Serilog.Formatting;
 using Serilog.Core;
+using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
 
 namespace Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer.Configuration.Factories
 {
@@ -18,5 +19,20 @@ public IBatchedLogEventSink Create(
                 formatProvider,
                 columnOptions,
                 logEventFormatter);
+
+        public IBatchedLogEventSink Create(
+            Func<SqlConnection> sqlConnectionFactory,
+            string initialCatalog,
+            MSSqlServerSinkOptions sinkOptions,
+            IFormatProvider formatProvider,
+            ColumnOptions columnOptions,
+            ITextFormatter logEventFormatter) =>
+            new MSSqlServerSink(
+                sqlConnectionFactory,
+                initialCatalog,
+                sinkOptions,
+                formatProvider,
+                columnOptions,
+                logEventFormatter);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Dependencies/SinkDependenciesFactory.cs b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Dependencies/SinkDependenciesFactory.cs
index f9a5cee7..878da6c4 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Dependencies/SinkDependenciesFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Dependencies/SinkDependenciesFactory.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
 using Serilog.Formatting;
 using Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer.Output;
 using Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer.Platform;
@@ -60,6 +61,49 @@ internal static SinkDependencies Create(
                     sqlConnectionFactory, sqlCommandFactory, logEventDataGenerator)
             };
 
+            return sinkDependencies;
+        }
+    
+    internal static SinkDependencies Create(
+            Func<SqlConnection> sqlConnectionFactory,
+            string initialCatalog,
+            MSSqlServerSinkOptions sinkOptions,
+            IFormatProvider formatProvider,
+            ColumnOptions columnOptions,
+            ITextFormatter logEventFormatter)
+        {
+            columnOptions = columnOptions ?? new ColumnOptions();
+            columnOptions.FinalizeConfigurationForSinkConstructor();
+
+            var connectionFactory = new SqlConnectionFactory(sqlConnectionFactory);
+            var sqlCommandFactory = new SqlCommandFactory();
+            var dataTableCreator = new DataTableCreator(sinkOptions.TableName, columnOptions);
+            var sqlCreateTableWriter = new SqlCreateTableWriter(sinkOptions.SchemaName,
+                sinkOptions.TableName, columnOptions, dataTableCreator);
+
+            var logEventDataGenerator =
+                new LogEventDataGenerator(columnOptions,
+                    new StandardColumnDataGenerator(columnOptions, formatProvider,
+                        new XmlPropertyFormatter(),
+                        logEventFormatter),
+                    new AdditionalColumnDataGenerator(
+                        new ColumnSimplePropertyValueResolver(),
+                        new ColumnHierarchicalPropertyValueResolver()));
+            var sqlCreateDatabaseWriter = new SqlCreateDatabaseWriter(initialCatalog);
+            var sinkDependencies = new SinkDependencies
+            {
+                SqlDatabaseCreator = new SqlDatabaseCreator(
+                    sqlCreateDatabaseWriter, connectionFactory, sqlCommandFactory),
+                SqlTableCreator = new SqlTableCreator(
+                    sqlCreateTableWriter, connectionFactory, sqlCommandFactory),
+                SqlBulkBatchWriter = new SqlBulkBatchWriter(
+                    sinkOptions.TableName, sinkOptions.SchemaName, columnOptions.DisableTriggers,
+                    dataTableCreator, connectionFactory, logEventDataGenerator),
+                SqlLogEventWriter = new SqlInsertStatementWriter(
+                    sinkOptions.TableName, sinkOptions.SchemaName,
+                    connectionFactory, sqlCommandFactory, logEventDataGenerator)
+            };
+
             return sinkDependencies;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/MSSqlServerSink.cs b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/MSSqlServerSink.cs
index d81f674a..f1378a82 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/MSSqlServerSink.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/MSSqlServerSink.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 using Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer.Dependencies;
 using Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer.Platform;
 using Serilog.Core;
+using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
 
 namespace Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer
 {
@@ -100,6 +101,26 @@ public MSSqlServerSink(
         {
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Construct a sink posting to the specified database.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="sqlConnectionFactory">Factory to initialize connection to the database.</param>
+        /// <param name="initialCatalog">The initial catalog within the database (used if AutoCreateSqlDatabase is enabled).</param>
+        /// <param name="sinkOptions">Supplies additional options for the sink</param>
+        /// <param name="formatProvider">Supplies culture-specific formatting information, or null.</param>
+        /// <param name="columnOptions">Options that pertain to columns</param>
+        /// <param name="logEventFormatter">Supplies custom formatter for the LogEvent column, or null</param>
+        public MSSqlServerSink(
+            Func<SqlConnection> sqlConnectionFactory,
+            string initialCatalog,
+            MSSqlServerSinkOptions sinkOptions,
+            IFormatProvider formatProvider = null,
+            ColumnOptions columnOptions = null,
+            ITextFormatter logEventFormatter = null)
+            : this(sinkOptions, SinkDependenciesFactory.Create(sqlConnectionFactory, initialCatalog, sinkOptions, formatProvider, columnOptions, logEventFormatter))
+        {
+        }
+
         // Internal constructor with injectable dependencies for better testability
         internal MSSqlServerSink(
             MSSqlServerSinkOptions sinkOptions,
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Platform/SqlClient/SqlConnectionWrapper.cs b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Platform/SqlClient/SqlConnectionWrapper.cs
index 638ae47d..4a6ed618 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Platform/SqlClient/SqlConnectionWrapper.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Platform/SqlClient/SqlConnectionWrapper.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ public SqlConnectionWrapper(string connectionString)
             _sqlConnection = new SqlConnection(connectionString);
         }
 
+        public SqlConnectionWrapper(Func<SqlConnection> connectionFactory)
+        {
+            _sqlConnection = connectionFactory();
+        }
+
         public SqlConnection SqlConnection => _sqlConnection;
 
         public void Open()
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Platform/SqlConnectionFactory.cs b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Platform/SqlConnectionFactory.cs
index b18f7878..5c7f6e0a 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Platform/SqlConnectionFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Platform/SqlConnectionFactory.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
 using Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer.Platform.SqlClient;
 
 namespace Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer.Platform
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ internal class SqlConnectionFactory : ISqlConnectionFactory
     {
         private readonly string _connectionString;
         private readonly ISqlConnectionStringBuilderWrapper _sqlConnectionStringBuilderWrapper;
+        private readonly Func<SqlConnection> _sqlConnectionFactory;
 
         public SqlConnectionFactory(ISqlConnectionStringBuilderWrapper sqlConnectionStringBuilderWrapper)
         {
@@ -16,8 +18,17 @@ public SqlConnectionFactory(ISqlConnectionStringBuilderWrapper sqlConnectionStri
             _connectionString = _sqlConnectionStringBuilderWrapper.ConnectionString;
         }
 
+        public SqlConnectionFactory(Func<SqlConnection> connectionFactory)
+        {
+            _sqlConnectionFactory = connectionFactory;
+        }
+
         public ISqlConnectionWrapper Create()
         {
+            if(_sqlConnectionFactory != null)
+            {
+                return new SqlConnectionWrapper(_sqlConnectionFactory);
+            }
             return new SqlConnectionWrapper(_connectionString);
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer.Tests/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Platform/SqlConnectionFactoryTests.cs b/test/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer.Tests/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Platform/SqlConnectionFactoryTests.cs
index f14674f1..cb59ec9c 100644
--- a/test/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer.Tests/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Platform/SqlConnectionFactoryTests.cs
+++ b/test/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer.Tests/Sinks/MSSqlServer/Platform/SqlConnectionFactoryTests.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public SqlConnectionFactoryTests()
         [Fact]
         public void IntializeThrowsIfSqlConnectionStringBuilderWrapperIsNull()
         {
-            Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => new SqlConnectionFactory(null));
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => new SqlConnectionFactory((ISqlConnectionStringBuilderWrapper)null));
         }
 
         [Fact]