diff --git a/clients/snowflake/staging.go b/clients/snowflake/staging.go
index b09851d6c..67b440a21 100644
--- a/clients/snowflake/staging.go
+++ b/clients/snowflake/staging.go
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ func (s *Store) PrepareTemporaryTable(ctx context.Context, tableData *optimizati
 	}
 
 	if _, err = s.Exec(copyCommand); err != nil {
-		// If COPY INTO failed, we should delete the file from the stage
-		// We only need to do this for non-temp tables (which would be the case for History mode) because we PURGE = TRUE will only delete the file after a successful COPY INTO
+		// For non-temp tables, we should try to delete the staging file if COPY INTO fails.
+		// This is because [PURGE = TRUE] will only delete the staging files upon a successful COPY INTO.
+		// We also only need to do this for non-temp tables because these staging files will linger, since we create a new temporary table per attempt.
 		if !createTempTable {
 			if _, deleteErr := s.ExecContext(ctx, s.dialect().BuildRemoveAllFilesFromStage(tempTableID.FullyQualifiedName(), "")); deleteErr != nil {
 				slog.Warn("Failed to remove all files from stage", slog.Any("deleteErr", deleteErr))