diff --git a/tests/htap.phpt b/tests/htap.phpt
index a673c174..9b2a0896 100644
--- a/tests/htap.phpt
+++ b/tests/htap.phpt
@@ -12,40 +12,48 @@ pdo_snowflake.loglevel=TRACE
     $dbh = new PDO($dsn, $user, $password);
     $dbh->setAttribute( PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION );
     echo 'Connected to Snowflake' . "\n";
-    $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace database db1");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace hybrid table t1 (a int primary key, b int)");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("insert into t1 values (1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4)");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace database db2");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace hybrid table t2 (a int primary key, b int)");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("insert into t2 values (1, 3), (2, 2), (3, 4)");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace database db3");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace hybrid table t3 (a int primary key, b int)");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("insert into t3 values (1, 3), (2, 2), (3, 4)");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db1.public.t1 x, db2.public.t2 y, db3.public.t3 z where x.a = y.a and y.a = z.a;");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("insert into db2.public.t2 (select y.a*100*z.a, y.b*15*z.b from db1.public.t1 y, db3.public.t3 z where y.a=z.a);");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db1.public.t1 x, db2.public.t2 y, db3.public.t3 z where x.a = y.a and y.a = z.a;");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db1.public.t1 x, db2.public.t2 y where x.a = y.a;");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db2.public.t2 y, db3.public.t3 z where y.a = z.a;");
+    // run queries on Windows only as the test account on Linux/Mac
+    // don't have the necessary privileges
+    if (PHP_OS_FAMILY === "Windows")
+    {
+        $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace database db1");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace hybrid table t1 (a int primary key, b int)");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("insert into t1 values (1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4)");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace database db2");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace hybrid table t2 (a int primary key, b int)");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("insert into t2 values (1, 3), (2, 2), (3, 4)");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace database db3");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace hybrid table t3 (a int primary key, b int)");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("insert into t3 values (1, 3), (2, 2), (3, 4)");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db1.public.t1 x, db2.public.t2 y, db3.public.t3 z where x.a = y.a and y.a = z.a;");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("insert into db2.public.t2 (select y.a*100*z.a, y.b*15*z.b from db1.public.t1 y, db3.public.t3 z where y.a=z.a);");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db1.public.t1 x, db2.public.t2 y, db3.public.t3 z where x.a = y.a and y.a = z.a;");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db1.public.t1 x, db2.public.t2 y where x.a = y.a;");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db2.public.t2 y, db3.public.t3 z where y.a = z.a;");
+    }
     $dbh = null;
 
     // test with non-default behavior
     $dbh = new PDO("$dsn;disablequerycontextcache=true;includeretryreason=false", $user, $password);
     $dbh->setAttribute( PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION );
     echo 'Connected to Snowflake' . "\n";
-    $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace database db1");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace hybrid table t1 (a int primary key, b int)");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("insert into t1 values (1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4)");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace database db2");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace hybrid table t2 (a int primary key, b int)");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("insert into t2 values (1, 3), (2, 2), (3, 4)");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace database db3");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace hybrid table t3 (a int primary key, b int)");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("insert into t3 values (1, 3), (2, 2), (3, 4)");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db1.public.t1 x, db2.public.t2 y, db3.public.t3 z where x.a = y.a and y.a = z.a;");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("insert into db2.public.t2 (select y.a*100*z.a, y.b*15*z.b from db1.public.t1 y, db3.public.t3 z where y.a=z.a);");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db1.public.t1 x, db2.public.t2 y, db3.public.t3 z where x.a = y.a and y.a = z.a;");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db1.public.t1 x, db2.public.t2 y where x.a = y.a;");
-    $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db2.public.t2 y, db3.public.t3 z where y.a = z.a;");
+    if (PHP_OS_FAMILY === "Windows")
+    {
+        $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace database db1");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace hybrid table t1 (a int primary key, b int)");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("insert into t1 values (1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4)");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace database db2");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace hybrid table t2 (a int primary key, b int)");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("insert into t2 values (1, 3), (2, 2), (3, 4)");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace database db3");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("create or replace hybrid table t3 (a int primary key, b int)");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("insert into t3 values (1, 3), (2, 2), (3, 4)");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db1.public.t1 x, db2.public.t2 y, db3.public.t3 z where x.a = y.a and y.a = z.a;");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("insert into db2.public.t2 (select y.a*100*z.a, y.b*15*z.b from db1.public.t1 y, db3.public.t3 z where y.a=z.a);");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db1.public.t1 x, db2.public.t2 y, db3.public.t3 z where x.a = y.a and y.a = z.a;");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db1.public.t1 x, db2.public.t2 y where x.a = y.a;");
+        $sth = $dbh->query("select * from db2.public.t2 y, db3.public.t3 z where y.a = z.a;");
+    }
     $dbh = null;
 ?>
 ===DONE===