diff --git a/airflow/providers/dbt/cloud/operators/dbt.py b/airflow/providers/dbt/cloud/operators/dbt.py
index a4c04a09190a2..5d8c6baca641e 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/dbt/cloud/operators/dbt.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/dbt/cloud/operators/dbt.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.timeout = timeout
         self.check_interval = check_interval
         self.additional_run_config = additional_run_config or {}
-        self.run_id: int
+        self.run_id: int | None = None
         self.deferrable = deferrable
 
     def execute(self, context: Context):
@@ -135,12 +135,13 @@ def execute(self, context: Context):
             additional_run_config=self.additional_run_config,
         )
         self.run_id = trigger_job_response.json()["data"]["id"]
+        print(self.run_id)
         job_run_url = trigger_job_response.json()["data"]["href"]
         # Push the ``job_run_url`` value to XCom regardless of what happens during execution so that the job
         # run can be monitored via the operator link.
         context["ti"].xcom_push(key="job_run_url", value=job_run_url)
 
-        if self.wait_for_termination:
+        if self.wait_for_termination and isinstance(self.run_id, int):
             if self.deferrable is False:
                 self.log.info("Waiting for job run %s to terminate.", str(self.run_id))
 
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ def execute_complete(self, context: Context, event: dict[str, Any]) -> int:
         if event["status"] == "error":
             raise AirflowException(event["message"])
         self.log.info(event["message"])
+        self.run_id = event["run_id"]
         return int(event["run_id"])
 
     def on_kill(self) -> None:
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ def get_openlineage_facets_on_complete(self, task_instance) -> OperatorLineage:
         """
         from airflow.providers.openlineage.extractors import OperatorLineage
 
-        if self.wait_for_termination is True:
+        if isinstance(self.run_id, int) and self.wait_for_termination is True:
             return generate_openlineage_events_from_dbt_cloud_run(operator=self, task_instance=task_instance)
         return OperatorLineage()
 
diff --git a/tests/providers/dbt/cloud/operators/test_dbt_cloud.py b/tests/providers/dbt/cloud/operators/test_dbt_cloud.py
index 4400ebd4abb46..17a929c66fd7b 100644
--- a/tests/providers/dbt/cloud/operators/test_dbt_cloud.py
+++ b/tests/providers/dbt/cloud/operators/test_dbt_cloud.py
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
 }
 
 
+def mock_response_json(response: dict):
+    run_response = MagicMock(**response)
+    run_response.json.return_value = response
+    return run_response
+
+
 def setup_module():
     # Connection with ``account_id`` specified
     conn_account_id = Connection(
@@ -125,7 +131,10 @@ def test_execute_succeeded_before_getting_deferred(
     )
     @patch("airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.operators.dbt.DbtCloudRunJobOperator.defer")
     @patch("airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.hooks.dbt.DbtCloudHook.get_connection")
-    @patch("airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.hooks.dbt.DbtCloudHook.trigger_job_run")
+    @patch(
+        "airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.hooks.dbt.DbtCloudHook.trigger_job_run",
+        return_value=mock_response_json(DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_JOB_RUN_RESPONSE),
+    )
     def test_execute_failed_before_getting_deferred(
         self, mock_trigger_job_run, mock_dbt_hook, mock_defer, mock_job_run_status
     ):
@@ -154,7 +163,10 @@ def test_execute_failed_before_getting_deferred(
         "airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.hooks.dbt.DbtCloudHook.get_job_run_status",
     )
     @patch("airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.hooks.dbt.DbtCloudHook.get_connection")
-    @patch("airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.hooks.dbt.DbtCloudHook.trigger_job_run")
+    @patch(
+        "airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.hooks.dbt.DbtCloudHook.trigger_job_run",
+        return_value=mock_response_json(DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_JOB_RUN_RESPONSE),
+    )
     def test_dbt_run_job_op_async(self, mock_trigger_job_run, mock_dbt_hook, mock_job_run_status, status):
         """
         Asserts that a task is deferred and an DbtCloudRunJobTrigger will be fired
@@ -174,7 +186,9 @@ def test_dbt_run_job_op_async(self, mock_trigger_job_run, mock_dbt_hook, mock_jo
             dbt_op.execute(MagicMock())
         assert isinstance(exc.value.trigger, DbtCloudRunJobTrigger), "Trigger is not a DbtCloudRunJobTrigger"
 
-    @patch.object(DbtCloudHook, "trigger_job_run", return_value=MagicMock(**DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_JOB_RUN_RESPONSE))
+    @patch.object(
+        DbtCloudHook, "trigger_job_run", return_value=mock_response_json(DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_JOB_RUN_RESPONSE)
+    )
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "job_run_status, expected_output",
         [
diff --git a/tests/providers/dbt/cloud/utils/test_openlineage.py b/tests/providers/dbt/cloud/utils/test_openlineage.py
index 0d93d5a2e140d..ed9c7bfa40939 100644
--- a/tests/providers/dbt/cloud/utils/test_openlineage.py
+++ b/tests/providers/dbt/cloud/utils/test_openlineage.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.hooks.dbt import DbtCloudHook
 from airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.operators.dbt import DbtCloudRunJobOperator
 from airflow.providers.dbt.cloud.utils.openlineage import generate_openlineage_events_from_dbt_cloud_run
+from airflow.providers.openlineage.extractors import OperatorLineage
 
 TASK_ID = "dbt_test"
 DAG_ID = "dbt_dag"
@@ -130,7 +131,10 @@ def test_generate_events(
         )
 
         mock_build_task_instance_run_id.return_value = TASK_UUID
-
         generate_openlineage_events_from_dbt_cloud_run(mock_operator, task_instance=mock_task_instance)
-
         assert mock_client.emit.call_count == 4
+
+    def test_do_not_raise_error_if_runid_not_set_on_operator(self):
+        operator = DbtCloudRunJobOperator(task_id="dbt-job-runid-taskid", job_id=1500)
+        assert operator.run_id is None
+        assert operator.get_openlineage_facets_on_complete(MagicMock()) == OperatorLineage()