diff --git a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/utils/cast.sql b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/utils/cast.sql
index 212361a6d..3da7c3aec 100644
--- a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/utils/cast.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/utils/cast.sql
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {% macro snowflake__cast(field, type) %}
     {% if (type|upper == "GEOGRAPHY") -%}
-        to_geography({{field}} as {{type}})
+        to_geography({{field}})
     {% elif (type|upper == "GEOMETRY") -%}
-        to_geometry({{field}} as {{type}})
+        to_geometry({{field}})
     {% else -%}
         cast({{field}} as {{type}})
     {% endif -%}
diff --git a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/utils/safe_cast.sql b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/utils/safe_cast.sql
index acb36c107..0ce6a1088 100644
--- a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/utils/safe_cast.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/utils/safe_cast.sql
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 {% macro snowflake__safe_cast(field, type) %}
-    {% if (type|upper != "VARIANT") -%}
+    {% if type|upper == "VARIANT" -%}
         {% set field_as_sting =  dbt.string_literal(field) if field is number else field %}
         try_cast({{field_as_sting}} as {{type}})
+    {% elif type|upper == "GEOMETRY" -%}
+        try_to_geometry({{field}})
+    {% elif type|upper == "GEOGRAPHY" -%}
+        try_to_geography({{field}})
     {% else -%}
         {{ adapter.dispatch('cast', 'dbt')(field, type) }}
     {% endif -%}
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/unit_testing/test_unit_testing.py b/tests/functional/adapter/unit_testing/test_unit_testing.py
index 6fb8cc93b..2a6b3a7f0 100644
--- a/tests/functional/adapter/unit_testing/test_unit_testing.py
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/unit_testing/test_unit_testing.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ def data_types(self):
             ["'2013-11-03 00:00:00-0'::TIMESTAMPTZ", "2013-11-03 00:00:00-0"],
             ["TO_NUMBER('3', 10, 9)", "3"],
             ["3::VARIANT", "3"],
+            ["TO_GEOMETRY('POINT(1820.12 890.56)')", "POINT(1820.12 890.56)"],
+            ["TO_GEOGRAPHY('POINT(-122.35 37.55)')", "POINT(-122.35 37.55)"],
             [
                 "{'Alberta':'Edmonton','Manitoba':'Winnipeg'}",
                 "{'Alberta':'Edmonton','Manitoba':'Winnipeg'}",