diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/templates/snowflake/test_workflow.py b/sdk/python/feast/templates/snowflake/test_workflow.py
index b121f22980..3c44342881 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/templates/snowflake/test_workflow.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/templates/snowflake/test_workflow.py
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
 
 
 def run_demo():
-    store = FeatureStore(repo_path="./feature_repo")
     print("\n--- Run feast apply to setup feature store on Snowflake ---")
     command = "cd feature_repo; feast apply"
     subprocess.run(command, shell=True)
 
+    store = FeatureStore(repo_path="./feature_repo")
+
     print("\n--- Historical features for training ---")
     fetch_historical_features_entity_df(store, for_batch_scoring=False)