diff --git a/src/main/java/net/snowflake/client/jdbc/cloud/storage/SnowflakeGCSClient.java b/src/main/java/net/snowflake/client/jdbc/cloud/storage/SnowflakeGCSClient.java
index 48471dfe6..1e57c334b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/snowflake/client/jdbc/cloud/storage/SnowflakeGCSClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/snowflake/client/jdbc/cloud/storage/SnowflakeGCSClient.java
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ public void download(
           }
 
           logger.debug("Starting download without presigned URL", false);
-          blob.downloadTo(localFile.toPath());
+          blob.downloadTo(
+              localFile.toPath(), Blob.BlobSourceOption.shouldReturnRawInputStream(true));
           logger.debug("Download successful", false);
 
           // Get the user-defined BLOB metadata
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/snowflake/client/jdbc/SnowflakeDriverLatestIT.java b/src/test/java/net/snowflake/client/jdbc/SnowflakeDriverLatestIT.java
index 4e21ee3e5..3a843ad19 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/snowflake/client/jdbc/SnowflakeDriverLatestIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/snowflake/client/jdbc/SnowflakeDriverLatestIT.java
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ private void testGeoMetadataSingle(
    * @throws Throwable
    */
   @Test
-  @Ignore
+  @ConditionalIgnoreRule.ConditionalIgnore(condition = RunningOnGithubAction.class)
   public void testPutGetGcsDownscopedCredential() throws Throwable {
     Connection connection = null;
     Statement statement = null;