diff --git a/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/requirements.txt b/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/requirements.txt
index 0cf202e72a..bbb0d5b12c 100644
--- a/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/requirements.txt
+++ b/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 vdk-core
 click
+tabulate
 
 # testing requirements
 vdk-test-utils
diff --git a/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/src/vdk/internal/snowflake_configuration.py b/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/src/vdk/internal/snowflake_configuration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39c9e37df9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/src/vdk/internal/snowflake_configuration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Copyright 2021 VMware, Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+from vdk.internal.core.config import Configuration
+from vdk.internal.core.config import ConfigurationBuilder
+
+SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT = "SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT"
+SNOWFLAKE_USER = "SNOWFLAKE_USER"
+SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD = "SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD"
+SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE = "SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE"
+SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE = "SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE"
+SNOWFLAKE_SCHEMA = "SNOWFLAKE_SCHEMA"
+
+
+class SnowflakeConfiguration:
+    def __init__(self, config: Configuration) -> None:
+        self.__config = config
+
+    def get_snowflake_account(self):
+        return self.__config.get_required_value(SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT)
+
+    def get_snowflake_user(self):
+        return self.__config.get_required_value(SNOWFLAKE_USER)
+
+    def get_snowflake_password(self):
+        return self.__config.get_required_value(SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD)
+
+    def get_snowflake_warehouse(self):
+        return self.__config.get_value(SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE)
+
+    def get_snowflake_database(self):
+        return self.__config.get_value(SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE)
+
+    def get_snowflake_schema(self):
+        return self.__config.get_value(SNOWFLAKE_SCHEMA)
+
+
+def add_definitions(config_builder: ConfigurationBuilder):
+    config_builder.add(
+        key=SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT,
+        default_value=None,
+        description="The Snowflake account identifier as described in https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/admin-account-identifier.html It is required to connect to a Snowflake instance.",
+    )
+    config_builder.add(key=SNOWFLAKE_USER, default_value=None, description="User name")
+    config_builder.add(
+        key=SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD, default_value=None, description="User password"
+    )
+    config_builder.add(
+        key=SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE,
+        default_value=None,
+        description="The warehouse to be used.",
+    )
+    config_builder.add(
+        key=SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE,
+        default_value=None,
+        description="The snowflake database to be used.",
+    )
+    config_builder.add(
+        key=SNOWFLAKE_SCHEMA, default_value=None, description="The database schema"
+    )
diff --git a/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/src/vdk/internal/snowflake_plugin.py b/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/src/vdk/internal/snowflake_plugin.py
index 05a51d0c92..6cc7324d25 100644
--- a/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/src/vdk/internal/snowflake_plugin.py
+++ b/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/src/vdk/internal/snowflake_plugin.py
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 # Copyright 2021 VMware, Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 import logging
-from typing import Callable
 
 import click
-import pluggy
-from snowflake.connector.errors import ProgrammingError
 from vdk.api.plugin.hook_markers import hookimpl
 from vdk.internal.builtin_plugins.connection.pep249.interfaces import PEP249Connection
 from vdk.internal.builtin_plugins.run.job_context import JobContext
-from vdk.internal.builtin_plugins.run.step import Step
 from vdk.internal.core.config import ConfigurationBuilder
-from vdk.internal.core.context import CoreContext
-from vdk.internal.core.errors import UserCodeError
-from vdk.internal.core.statestore import ImmutableStoreKey
+from vdk.internal.core.config import Configuration
 from vdk.internal.snowflake_connection import SnowflakeConnection
+from vdk.internal.snowflake_configuration import add_definitions
+from vdk.internal.snowflake_configuration import SnowflakeConfiguration
 
 """
 VDK-Snowflake Plugin
@@ -22,65 +18,34 @@
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-@hookimpl(tryfirst=True)
-def vdk_configure(config_builder: ConfigurationBuilder) -> None:
+def _new_snowflake_connection(configuration: Configuration) -> PEP249Connection:
     """
-    Here we define what configuration settings are needed for snowflake with reasonable defaults
+    Create new Snowflake connection instance.
     """
-    config_builder.add(
-        key="SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT",
-        default_value="localhost",
-        description="The Snowflake account identifier as described in https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/admin-account-identifier.html It is required to connect to a Snowflake instance.",
-    )
-    config_builder.add(
-        key="SNOWFLAKE_SCHEMA", default_value=None, description="The database schema"
-    )
-    config_builder.add(
-        key="SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE",
-        default_value=None,
-        description="The warehouse to be used.",
+    config = SnowflakeConfiguration(configuration)
+    return SnowflakeConnection(
+        account=config.get_snowflake_account(),
+        user=config.get_snowflake_user(),
+        password=config.get_snowflake_password(),
+        warehouse=config.get_snowflake_warehouse(),
+        database=config.get_snowflake_database(),
+        schema=config.get_snowflake_schema(),
     )
-    config_builder.add(
-        key="SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE",
-        default_value=None,
-        description="The snowflake database to be used.",
-    )
-    config_builder.add(
-        key="SNOWFLAKE_USER", default_value="unknown", description="User name"
-    )
-    config_builder.add(
-        key="SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD", default_value=None, description="User password"
-    )
-
-
-SnowflakeConnectionFunc = Callable[[], PEP249Connection]
-CONNECTION_FUNC_KEY = ImmutableStoreKey[SnowflakeConnectionFunc](
-    "snowflake-connection-method"
-)
 
 
-@hookimpl
-def vdk_initialize(context: CoreContext) -> None:
-    configuration = context.configuration
-
-    def new_connection() -> PEP249Connection:
-        connection = SnowflakeConnection(
-            account=configuration.get_required_value("SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT"),
-            schema=configuration.get_value("SNOWFLAKE_SCHEMA"),
-            warehouse=configuration.get_value("SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE"),
-            database=configuration.get_value("SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE"),
-            user=configuration.get_required_value("SNOWFLAKE_USER"),
-            password=configuration.get_required_value("SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD"),
-        )
-        return connection
-
-    context.state.set(CONNECTION_FUNC_KEY, new_connection)
+@hookimpl(tryfirst=True)
+def vdk_configure(config_builder: ConfigurationBuilder) -> None:
+    """
+    Here we define what configuration settings are needed for snowflake with reasonable defaults
+    """
+    add_definitions(config_builder)
 
 
 @hookimpl
 def initialize_job(context: JobContext) -> None:
     context.connections.add_open_connection_factory_method(
-        "SNOWFLAKE", context.core_context.state.get(CONNECTION_FUNC_KEY)
+        "SNOWFLAKE",
+        lambda: _new_snowflake_connection(context.core_context.configuration),
     )
 
 
@@ -88,11 +53,12 @@ def initialize_job(context: JobContext) -> None:
 @click.option("-q", "--query", type=click.STRING, required=True)
 @click.pass_context
 def snowflake_query(ctx: click.Context, query):
-    with ctx.obj.state.get(CONNECTION_FUNC_KEY)() as conn:
-        res = conn.execute_query(query)
-        import json
+    from tabulate import tabulate
+
+    conn = _new_snowflake_connection(ctx.obj.configuration)
 
-        click.echo(json.dumps(res, indent=2))
+    click.echo(tabulate(conn.execute_query(query)))
+    conn.close()
 
 
 @hookimpl
diff --git a/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/tests/test_snowflake_connection.py b/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/tests/test_snowflake_connection.py
index 31b29c8614..8f3525e31a 100644
--- a/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/tests/test_snowflake_connection.py
+++ b/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/tests/test_snowflake_connection.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 import pytest
 import snowflake
-from vdk.internal.core import errors
 from vdk.internal.snowflake_connection import SnowflakeConnection
 
 
diff --git a/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/tests/test_snowflake_plugin.py b/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/tests/test_snowflake_plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20f7f80327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/vdk-core/plugins/vdk-snowflake/tests/test_snowflake_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Copyright 2021 VMware, Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+import os
+from unittest import mock
+
+import pytest
+from click.testing import Result
+from vdk.internal import snowflake_plugin
+from vdk.internal.snowflake_connection import SnowflakeConnection
+from vdk.internal.test_utils.util_funcs import cli_assert_equal
+from vdk.internal.test_utils.util_funcs import CliEntryBasedTestRunner
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mocked_connection(monkeypatch):
+    def mock_execute_query(*args, **kwargs):
+        return [["Query successfully executed."]]
+
+    monkeypatch.delattr(
+        "vdk.internal.snowflake_connection.SnowflakeConnection._connect"
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(SnowflakeConnection, "execute_query", mock_execute_query)
+
+
+def test_snowflake_plugin(mocked_connection):
+    """
+    Test if the configuration of the Snowflake plugin
+    and its general setup work as expected.
+    """
+    with mock.patch.dict(
+        os.environ,
+        {
+            "VDK_DB_DEFAULT_TYPE": "SNOWFLAKE",
+            "VDK_SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT": "testaccount",
+            "VDK_SNOWFLAKE_USER": "testuser",
+            "VDK_SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD": "testpassword",
+        },
+    ):
+        runner = CliEntryBasedTestRunner(snowflake_plugin)
+
+        query_result: Result = runner.invoke(
+            ["snowflake-query", "--query", f"SELECT 1"]
+        )
+
+        cli_assert_equal(0, query_result)
+        assert "Query successfully executed." in query_result.output