diff --git a/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py
index 44a3ff2b6d67..3cb1f07603bd 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ def do_connect(self, create_object_udfs: bool = True, **kwargs: Any):
         connect_args = kwargs.copy()
         session_parameters = connect_args.pop("session_parameters", {})
 
+        self.con = sc.connect(**connect_args)
         self._setup_session(
-            con=sc.connect(**connect_args),
             session_parameters=session_parameters,
             create_object_udfs=create_object_udfs,
         )