diff --git a/ibis/backends/datafusion/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/datafusion/__init__.py
index 3bb608a0b32c..0ff46e96db0e 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/datafusion/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/datafusion/__init__.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def do_connect(
         >>> ibis.datafusion.connect(config)
         """
         if isinstance(config, SessionContext):
-            self._context = config
+            (self._context, config) = (config, None)
         else:
             if SessionConfig is not None:
                 df_config = SessionConfig().with_information_schema(True)