diff --git a/clouds/snowflake/common/Makefile b/clouds/snowflake/common/Makefile
index 3021af7a9..4956908be 100644
--- a/clouds/snowflake/common/Makefile
+++ b/clouds/snowflake/common/Makefile
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ endif
 ifndef SF_PASSWORD
 	$(error SF_PASSWORD is undefined)
 endif
-ifeq ($(shell echo "$(SF_ACCOUNT)" | grep -E "^([^.]+)\.([^.]+)$$"),)
-	$(error SF_ACCOUNT is not valid. Must be: <account>.<region>)
+ifndef SF_ACCOUNT
+	$(error SF_ACCOUNT is undefined)
 endif
 
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