diff --git a/pkg/resources/api_integration.go b/pkg/resources/api_integration.go
index 44d41deff1..e2f9cfaf7c 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/api_integration.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/api_integration.go
@@ -150,7 +150,13 @@ func ReadAPIIntegration(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 
 	s, err := snowflake.ScanApiIntegration(row)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Could not show api integration: %w", err)
+		// If no such resource exists, it is not an error but rather not exist
+		if err.Error() == snowflake.ErrNoRowInRS {
+			d.SetId("")
+			return nil
+		} else {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Could not show api integration: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Note: category must be API or something is broken
diff --git a/pkg/resources/external_function.go b/pkg/resources/external_function.go
index 6122779734..4563fb6bc5 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/external_function.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/external_function.go
@@ -342,7 +342,12 @@ func ReadExternalFunction(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	row := snowflake.QueryRow(db, stmt)
 	externalFunction, err := snowflake.ScanExternalFunction(row)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		if err.Error() == snowflake.ErrNoRowInRS {
+			d.SetId("")
+			return nil
+		} else {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Note: 'language' must be EXTERNAL and 'is_external_function' set to Y
diff --git a/pkg/resources/external_table.go b/pkg/resources/external_table.go
index d3c9d00e47..2871749204 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/external_table.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/external_table.go
@@ -275,7 +275,13 @@ func ReadExternalTable(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	row := snowflake.QueryRow(db, stmt)
 	externalTable, err := snowflake.ScanExternalTable(row)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		if err.Error() == snowflake.ErrNoRowInRS {
+			fmt.Println("Good !!")
+			d.SetId("")
+			return nil
+		} else {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	err = d.Set("name", externalTable.ExternalTableName.String)
diff --git a/pkg/resources/procedure.go b/pkg/resources/procedure.go
index af6927d74b..ea487a8ab7 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/procedure.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/procedure.go
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ var procedureSchema = map[string]*schema.Schema{
 		DiffSuppressFunc: DiffSuppressStatement,
 	},
 	"language": {
-		Type:         schema.TypeString,
-		Optional:     true,
-		Default:      "SQL",
+		Type:     schema.TypeString,
+		Optional: true,
+		Default:  "SQL",
 		// Suppress the diff shown if the values are equal when both compared in lower case.
 		DiffSuppressFunc: DiffTypes,
-		ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice(procedureLanguages, true),
-		Description:  "Specifies the language of the stored procedure code.",
+		ValidateFunc:     validation.StringInSlice(procedureLanguages, true),
+		Description:      "Specifies the language of the stored procedure code.",
 	},
 	"execute_as": {
 		Type:        schema.TypeString,
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func ReadProcedure(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 			if err = d.Set("language", desc.Value.String); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-		
+
 		default:
 			log.Printf("[WARN] unexpected procedure property %v returned from Snowflake", desc.Property.String)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/resources/user.go b/pkg/resources/user.go
index cbc090c171..a6d268176f 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/user.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/user.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package resources
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"log"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/Snowflake-Labs/terraform-provider-snowflake/pkg/snowflake"
@@ -132,6 +133,11 @@ var userSchema = map[string]*schema.Schema{
 	//    MINS_TO_BYPASS_NETWORK POLICY = <integer>
 }
 
+func isUserNotExistOrNotAuthorized(errorString string) bool {
+	var userNotExistOrNotAuthorizedRegEx, _ = regexp.Compile("SQL compilation error:User '.*' does not exist or not authorized.")
+	return userNotExistOrNotAuthorizedRegEx.MatchString(strings.ReplaceAll(errorString, "\n", ""))
+}
+
 func User() *schema.Resource {
 	return &schema.Resource{
 		Create: CreateUser,
@@ -160,9 +166,10 @@ func ReadUser(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	// requires the "MANAGE GRANTS" global privilege
 	stmt := snowflake.User(id).Describe()
 	rows, err := snowflake.Query(db, stmt)
-	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+
+	if err != nil && isUserNotExistOrNotAuthorized(err.Error()) {
 		// If not found, mark resource to be removed from statefile during apply or refresh
-		log.Printf("[DEBUG] user (%s) not found", d.Id())
+		log.Printf("[DEBUG] user (%s) not found or we are not authorized.Err:\n%s", d.Id(), err.Error())
 		d.SetId("")
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/resources/user_test.go b/pkg/resources/user_test.go
index a5c5e323ed..2636af44ae 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/user_test.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/user_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	sqlmock "github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
 	"github.com/Snowflake-Labs/terraform-provider-snowflake/pkg/provider"
 	"github.com/Snowflake-Labs/terraform-provider-snowflake/pkg/resources"
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ func TestUserRead(t *testing.T) {
 		// Test when resource is not found, checking if state will be empty
 		r.NotEmpty(d.State())
 		q := snowflake.User(d.Id()).Describe()
-		mock.ExpectQuery(q).WillReturnError(sql.ErrNoRows)
+		mock.ExpectQuery(q).WillReturnError(errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("SQL compilation error:User '%s' does not exist or not authorized.", name)))
 		err2 := resources.ReadUser(d, db)
 		r.Empty(d.State())
 		r.Nil(err2)
diff --git a/pkg/snowflake/errors.go b/pkg/snowflake/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5147876bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/snowflake/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package snowflake
+
+// Generic Errors
+var (
+	ErrNoRowInRS = "sql: no rows in result set"
+)