diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/datahub_custom_ge_profiler.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/datahub_custom_ge_profiler.py
index 14f99a0205..b0c7bd5f76 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/datahub_custom_ge_profiler.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/datahub_custom_ge_profiler.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class DatahubGECustomProfiler(BasicDatasetProfilerBase):
 
         number_of_columns = len(columns_to_profile)
         for i, column in enumerate(columns_to_profile):
-            logger.info(
+            logger.debug(
                 "            Preparing column {} of {}: {}".format(
                     i + 1, number_of_columns, column
                 )
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/ge_data_profiler.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/ge_data_profiler.py
index 46275d1164..2441873fd6 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/ge_data_profiler.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/ge_data_profiler.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class DatahubGEProfiler:
 
         max_workers = min(max_workers, len(requests))
         logger.info(
-            f"Will profile {len(requests)} table(s) with {max_workers} worker(s)"
+            f"Will profile {len(requests)} table(s) with {max_workers} worker(s) - this may take a while"
         )
         with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(
             max_workers=max_workers
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class DatahubGEProfiler:
 
         end_time = time.perf_counter()
         logger.info(
-            f"Profiling {len(requests)} table(s) finished in {end_time - start_time} seconds"
+            f"Profiling {len(requests)} table(s) finished in {(end_time - start_time):.3f} seconds"
         )
 
     def generate_profile_from_request(
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class DatahubGEProfiler:
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> Optional[DatasetProfileClass]:
         with self._ge_context() as ge_context:
-            logger.info(f"Profiling {pretty_name} (this may take a while)")
+            logger.info(f"Profiling {pretty_name}")
 
             evrs = self._profile_data_asset(
                 ge_context,
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ class DatahubGEProfiler:
             )
             end_time = time.perf_counter()
             logger.info(
-                f"Profiling for {pretty_name} took {end_time - start_time} seconds."
+                f"Profiling for {pretty_name} took {(end_time - start_time):.3f} seconds."
             )
 
             assert profile_results["success"]
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/sql/snowflake.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/sql/snowflake.py
index d2b0650b22..91e590071c 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/sql/snowflake.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/sql/snowflake.py
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@ import pydantic
 
 # This import verifies that the dependencies are available.
 import snowflake.sqlalchemy  # noqa: F401
-import sqlalchemy
 from snowflake.sqlalchemy import custom_types
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine, inspect
 from sqlalchemy.engine.reflection import Inspector
 from sqlalchemy.sql import text
-from sqlalchemy.sql.elements import quoted_name
 
 import datahub.emitter.mce_builder as builder
 from datahub.configuration.common import AllowDenyPattern
@@ -91,8 +89,8 @@ class SnowflakeConfig(BaseSnowflakeConfig, SQLAlchemyConfig):
         values["database_pattern"].allow = f"^{v}$"
         return None
 
-    def get_sql_alchemy_url(self):
-        return super().get_sql_alchemy_url(database=None)
+    def get_sql_alchemy_url(self, database: str = None) -> str:
+        return super().get_sql_alchemy_url(database=database)
 
 
 class SnowflakeSource(SQLAlchemySource):
@@ -109,27 +107,21 @@ class SnowflakeSource(SQLAlchemySource):
         return cls(config, ctx)
 
     def get_inspectors(self) -> Iterable[Inspector]:
-        url = self.config.get_sql_alchemy_url()
+        url = self.config.get_sql_alchemy_url(database=None)
         logger.debug(f"sql_alchemy_url={url}")
-        engine = create_engine(url, **self.config.options)
+        db_listing_engine = create_engine(url, **self.config.options)
 
-        db = None
-
-        @sqlalchemy.event.listens_for(engine, "connect")
-        def connect(dbapi_connection, connection_record):
-            if db is not None:
-                cursor_obj = dbapi_connection.cursor()
-                cursor_obj.execute((f'USE DATABASE "{quoted_name(db, True)}"'))
-                cursor_obj.close()
-
-        for db_row in engine.execute(text("SHOW DATABASES")):
+        for db_row in db_listing_engine.execute(text("SHOW DATABASES")):
             db = db_row.name
             if self.config.database_pattern.allowed(db):
+                # We create a separate engine for each database in order to ensure that
+                # they are isolated from each other.
                 self.current_database = db
+                engine = create_engine(
+                    self.config.get_sql_alchemy_url(database=db), **self.config.options
+                )
 
                 with engine.connect() as conn:
-                    # TRICKY: the "USE DATABASE" command is actually called by the engine's connect event hook.
-                    # https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/14/core/engines.html#modifying-the-dbapi-connection-after-connect-or-running-commands-after-connect
                     inspector = inspect(conn)
                     yield inspector
             else: