diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/snowflake/snowpark/functions.scala b/src/main/scala/com/snowflake/snowpark/functions.scala
index b6903065..1bc1c70f 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/snowflake/snowpark/functions.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/snowflake/snowpark/functions.scala
@@ -3270,7 +3270,7 @@ object functions {
    * when the conversion can not be performed.
    * The column argument must be a string column in Snowflake.
    */
-  def try_cast(e : Column,targetType: Column): Column = {
+  def try_cast(e : Column,targetType: String): Column = {
     try_cast(e,targetType())
   }
   /**