diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 83432b4..121b9cd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "ds-platform-utils"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.4.2"
 description = "Utility library for Pattern Data Science."
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/snowflake_connection.py b/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/snowflake_connection.py
index 2b41107..e9828a5 100644
--- a/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/snowflake_connection.py
+++ b/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/snowflake_connection.py
@@ -80,11 +80,17 @@ def _create_snowflake_connection(
     conn: SnowflakeConnection = Snowflake(
         integration=SNOWFLAKE_INTEGRATION,
         client_session_keep_alive=True,
-        warehouse=warehouse,
         timezone="UTC" if use_utc else None,
         session_parameters={"QUERY_TAG": query_tag},
     ).cn  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 
+    # Doing this in the connection parameters result in silently failing to set the warehouse,
+    # so we have to execute a raw query to set it.
+    try:
+        conn.execute_string("USE WAREHOUSE {}".format(warehouse))
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to set Snowflake warehouse to {warehouse}: {e}") from e
+
     return conn
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/snowflake/test__execute_sql.py b/tests/unit_tests/snowflake/test__execute_sql.py
index b328988..1c8ce7b 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/snowflake/test__execute_sql.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/snowflake/test__execute_sql.py
@@ -1,36 +1,21 @@
 """Functional test for _execute_sql."""
 
 from typing import Generator
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pytest
 from snowflake.connector import SnowflakeConnection
 
 from ds_platform_utils._snowflake.run_query import _execute_sql
-from ds_platform_utils.metaflow.snowflake_connection import _create_snowflake_connection
+from ds_platform_utils.metaflow.snowflake_connection import get_snowflake_connection
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def patched_current() -> Generator[MagicMock, None, None]:
-    """Patch Metaflow `current` object for modules used in this test file."""
-    mock_current = MagicMock("metaflow.current")
-    mock_current.tags = ["ds.domain:testing", "ds.project:unit-tests"]
-    mock_current.flow_name = "DummyFlow"
-    mock_current.project_name = "dummy-project"
-    mock_current.step_name = "dummy-step"
-    mock_current.run_id = "123"
-    mock_current.username = "tester"
-    mock_current.is_production = False
-    mock_current.namespace = "user:tester"
-    mock_current.is_running_flow = True
-    mock_current.card = []
-    yield mock_current
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def snowflake_conn(patched_current) -> Generator[SnowflakeConnection, None, None]:
+def snowflake_conn() -> Generator[SnowflakeConnection, None, None]:
     """Get a Snowflake connection for testing."""
-    yield _create_snowflake_connection(warehouse=None, use_utc=True)
+    from metaflow import current
+
+    current.is_production = False  # Ensure we're in non-prod for testing
+    yield get_snowflake_connection(warehouse=None, use_utc=True)
 
 
 def test_execute_sql_empty_string(snowflake_conn):
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index c15589d..a099e72 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ds-platform-utils"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.4.2"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "jinja2" },