diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231119-122853.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231119-122853.yaml
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+kind: Under the Hood
+body: Add tests for --empty flag
+time: 2023-11-19T12:28:53.795687-05:00
+custom:
+  Author: michelleark
+  Issue: "837"
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/empty/test_empty.py b/tests/functional/adapter/empty/test_empty.py
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+from dbt.tests.adapter.empty.test_empty import BaseTestEmpty
+
+
+class TestSnowflakeEmpty(BaseTestEmpty):
+    pass