diff --git a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py
index d8233a6cf..e068e68d1 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py
@@ -204,10 +204,11 @@ def get_ddl_prefix_for_alter(self) -> str:
             return ""
 
     def get_iceberg_ddl_options(self, config: RelationConfig) -> str:
+        base_location: str = f"_dbt/{self.schema}/{self.name}"
+
+        # If the base_location config is supplied, overwrite the default value
         if base_path := config.get("base_location"):
-            base_location: str = f"{base_path}"
-        else:
-            base_location: str = f"_dbt/{self.schema}/{self.name}"
+            base_location = f"{base_path}"
 
         if subpath := config.get("base_location_subpath"):
             base_location += f"/{subpath}"