diff --git a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/connections.py b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/connections.py
index af26279e8..dac82d9a5 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/connections.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/connections.py
@@ -312,6 +312,13 @@ def exception_handler(self, sql):
                         "Please double check your profile and try again."
                     ).format(msg)
                 )
+            elif msg == "access_token":
+                raise FailedToConnectError(
+                    (
+                        "{}\n\nThis error occurs when authentication has expired. "
+                        "Please reauth with your auth provider."
+                    ).format(msg)
+                )
             else:
                 raise DbtDatabaseError(msg)
         except Exception as e: