diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/sql_alchemy_helper.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/sql_alchemy_helper.py
index 3ea9b9036e5..5151601e244 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/sql_alchemy_helper.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/sql_alchemy_helper.py
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ class SQLAlchemyHelper:
         """
         Create a SQLAlchemy connection to Database
         """
-        engine = create_engine(self.config.get_connection_url())
+        engine = create_engine(
+            self.config.get_connection_url(),
+            **self.config.options,
+            connect_args=self.config.connect_args
+        )
         conn = engine.connect()
         return conn
 
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/profiler/common/database_common.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/profiler/common/database_common.py
index 2019bbda9df..ecbb4bd6839 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/profiler/common/database_common.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/profiler/common/database_common.py
@@ -218,7 +218,11 @@ class DatabaseCommon(Database):
     def __init__(self, config: SQLConnectionConfig):
         self.config = config
         self.connection_string = self.config.get_connection_url()
-        self.engine = create_engine(self.connection_string, **self.config.options)
+        self.engine = create_engine(
+            self.connection_string,
+            **self.config.options,
+            connect_args=self.config.connect_args,
+        )
         self.connection = self.engine.raw_connection()
         self.inspector = inspect(self.engine)
 
@@ -236,19 +240,19 @@ class DatabaseCommon(Database):
 
     def is_text(self, column_type: Type[types.TypeEngine]):
         for sql_type in _text_types:
-            if isinstance(column_type, sql_type):
+            if isinstance(column_type, type(sql_type)):
                 return True
         return False
 
     def is_number(self, column_type: Type[types.TypeEngine]):
         for sql_type in _numeric_types:
-            if isinstance(column_type, sql_type):
+            if isinstance(column_type, type(sql_type)):
                 return True
         return False
 
     def is_time(self, column_type: Type[types.TypeEngine]):
         for sql_type in _time_types:
-            if isinstance(column_type, sql_type):
+            if isinstance(column_type, type(sql_type)):
                 return True
         return False