diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_lineage.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_lineage.py
index 448468718c1211..4956f41c74c290 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_lineage.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_lineage.py
@@ -95,17 +95,24 @@ class SnowflakeUpstreamTable:
     downstreamColumns: List[SnowflakeColumnWithLineage]
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_dict(cls, dataset, upstreams_columns_dict, downstream_columns_dict):
+    def from_dict(cls, dataset, upstreams_columns_json, downstream_columns_json):
         try:
+            upstreams_columns_list = []
+            downstream_columns_list = []
+            if upstreams_columns_json is not None:
+                upstreams_columns_list = json.loads(upstreams_columns_json)
+            if downstream_columns_json is not None:
+                downstream_columns_list = json.loads(downstream_columns_json)
+
             table_with_upstreams = cls(
                 dataset,
                 [
                     SnowflakeColumnReference.parse_obj(col)
-                    for col in upstreams_columns_dict
+                    for col in upstreams_columns_list
                 ],
                 [
                     SnowflakeColumnWithLineage.parse_obj(col)
-                    for col in downstream_columns_dict
+                    for col in downstream_columns_list
                 ],
             )
         except ValidationError:
@@ -390,8 +397,8 @@ def _populate_lineage(self, conn: SnowflakeConnection) -> None:
                     # (<upstream_table_name>, <json_list_of_upstream_columns>, <json_list_of_downstream_columns>)
                     SnowflakeUpstreamTable.from_dict(
                         upstream_table_name,
-                        json.loads(db_row["UPSTREAM_TABLE_COLUMNS"]),
-                        json.loads(db_row["DOWNSTREAM_TABLE_COLUMNS"]),
+                        db_row["UPSTREAM_TABLE_COLUMNS"],
+                        db_row["DOWNSTREAM_TABLE_COLUMNS"],
                     ),
                 )
                 num_edges += 1
@@ -441,7 +448,7 @@ def _populate_view_upstream_lineage(self, conn: SnowflakeConnection) -> None:
                 # key is the downstream view name
                 self._lineage_map[view_name].update_lineage(
                     # (<upstream_table_name>, <empty_json_list_of_upstream_table_columns>, <empty_json_list_of_downstream_view_columns>)
-                    SnowflakeUpstreamTable.from_dict(view_upstream, [], [])
+                    SnowflakeUpstreamTable.from_dict(view_upstream, None, None)
                 )
                 num_edges += 1
                 logger.debug(
@@ -499,8 +506,8 @@ def _populate_view_downstream_lineage(self, conn: SnowflakeConnection) -> None:
                     # (<upstream_view_name>, <json_list_of_upstream_view_columns>, <json_list_of_downstream_columns>)
                     SnowflakeUpstreamTable.from_dict(
                         view_name,
-                        json.loads(db_row["VIEW_COLUMNS"]),
-                        json.loads(db_row["DOWNSTREAM_TABLE_COLUMNS"]),
+                        db_row["VIEW_COLUMNS"],
+                        db_row["DOWNSTREAM_TABLE_COLUMNS"],
                     )
                 )
                 self.report.num_view_to_table_edges_scanned += 1