diff --git a/macros/external/create_snowpipe.sql b/macros/external/create_snowpipe.sql
index 0811490e..62c8376d 100644
--- a/macros/external/create_snowpipe.sql
+++ b/macros/external/create_snowpipe.sql
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 {# https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/create-pipe.html #}
     create or replace pipe {{source(source_node.source_name, source_node.name)}}
         {% if snowpipe.auto_ingest -%} auto_ingest = {{snowpipe.auto_ingest}} {%- endif %}
-        {% if snowpipe.aws_sns_topic -%} aws_sns_topic = {{snowpipe.aws_sns_topic}} {%- endif %}
+        {% if snowpipe.aws_sns_topic -%} aws_sns_topic = '{{snowpipe.aws_sns_topic}}' {%- endif %}
         {% if snowpipe.integration -%} integration = '{{snowpipe.integration}}' {%- endif %}
         as {{ dbt_external_tables.snowflake_get_copy_sql(source_node) }}