diff --git a/python-sdk/src/astro/databases/snowflake.py b/python-sdk/src/astro/databases/snowflake.py
index 20ce9b3cce..3569fb5c85 100644
--- a/python-sdk/src/astro/databases/snowflake.py
+++ b/python-sdk/src/astro/databases/snowflake.py
@@ -615,13 +615,13 @@ def load_file_to_table_natively(
         except AttributeError:
             try:
                 rows = self.hook.run(sql_statement)
-            except (AttributeError, ValueError) as exe:
+            except ValueError as exe:
                 raise DatabaseCustomError from exe
         except ValueError as exe:
             raise DatabaseCustomError from exe
-
+        finally:
+            self.drop_stage(stage)
         self.evaluate_results(rows)
-        self.drop_stage(stage)
 
     @staticmethod
     def evaluate_results(rows):
diff --git a/python-sdk/tests/databases/test_snowflake.py b/python-sdk/tests/databases/test_snowflake.py
index 26e3011c0b..3700711f37 100644
--- a/python-sdk/tests/databases/test_snowflake.py
+++ b/python-sdk/tests/databases/test_snowflake.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import os
 import pathlib
 from unittest import mock
-from unittest.mock import patch
+from unittest.mock import call, patch
 
 import pandas as pd
 import pytest
@@ -258,7 +258,10 @@ def test_load_file_to_table_natively_for_fallback_raises_exception_if_not_enable
     mock_stage, mock_hook, database_table_fixture
 ):
     """Test loading on files to snowflake natively for fallback raise exception."""
-    mock_hook.run.side_effect = ValueError
+    mock_hook.run.side_effect = [
+        ValueError,  # 1st run call copies the data
+        None,  # 2nd run call drops the stage
+    ]
     mock_stage.return_value = SnowflakeStage(
         name="mock_stage",
         url="gcs://bucket/prefix",
@@ -271,6 +274,11 @@ def test_load_file_to_table_natively_for_fallback_raises_exception_if_not_enable
             source_file=File(filepath),
             target_table=target_table,
         )
+    mock_hook.run.assert_has_calls(
+        [
+            call(f"DROP STAGE IF EXISTS {mock_stage.return_value.qualified_name};", autocommit=True),
+        ]
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.mark.integration
diff --git a/python-sdk/tests/sql/operators/test_load_file.py b/python-sdk/tests/sql/operators/test_load_file.py
index 7fb2d7f070..a3c41a70e9 100644
--- a/python-sdk/tests/sql/operators/test_load_file.py
+++ b/python-sdk/tests/sql/operators/test_load_file.py
@@ -1244,7 +1244,11 @@ def test_load_file_snowflake_error_out_provider_3_1_0(sample_dag, database_table
         "airflow.providers.snowflake.hooks.snowflake.SnowflakeHook.run"
     ) as run:
         schema_exists.return_value = True
-        run.side_effect = AttributeError()
+        run.side_effect = [
+            AttributeError,  # 1st run call copies the data with handler
+            ValueError,  # 2nd run call copies the data
+            None,  # 3rd run call drops the stage
+        ]
         with pytest.raises(DatabaseCustomError):
             with sample_dag:
                 load_file(