diff --git a/elementary/clients/dbt/api_dbt_runner.py b/elementary/clients/dbt/api_dbt_runner.py
index c31290227..886b8caa9 100644
--- a/elementary/clients/dbt/api_dbt_runner.py
+++ b/elementary/clients/dbt/api_dbt_runner.py
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ def collect_dbt_command_logs(event):
                 logs=[DbtLog.from_log_line(log) for log in dbt_logs],
             )
 
-        return APIDbtCommandResult(success=res.success, output=output, result_obj=res)
+        return APIDbtCommandResult(
+            success=res.success, output=output, stderr=None, result_obj=res
+        )
 
     def _parse_ls_command_result(
         self, select: Optional[str], result: DbtCommandResult
diff --git a/elementary/clients/dbt/command_line_dbt_runner.py b/elementary/clients/dbt/command_line_dbt_runner.py
index 668ba190b..a7261c73a 100644
--- a/elementary/clients/dbt/command_line_dbt_runner.py
+++ b/elementary/clients/dbt/command_line_dbt_runner.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 class DbtCommandResult:
     success: bool
     output: Optional[str]
+    stderr: Optional[str]
 
 
 class CommandLineDbtRunner(BaseDbtRunner):
@@ -190,16 +191,23 @@ def run_operation(
         log_pattern = (
             RAW_EDR_LOGS_PATTERN if return_raw_edr_logs else MACRO_RESULT_PATTERN
         )
-        if capture_output and result.output is not None:
-            for log in parse_dbt_output(result.output):
-                if log_errors and log.level == "error":
-                    logger.error(log.msg)
-                    continue
-
-                if log.msg:
-                    match = log_pattern.match(log.msg)
-                    if match:
-                        run_operation_results.append(match.group(1))
+        if capture_output:
+            if result.output is not None:
+                for log in parse_dbt_output(result.output):
+                    if log_errors and log.level == "error":
+                        logger.error(log.msg)
+                        continue
+
+                    if log.msg:
+                        match = log_pattern.match(log.msg)
+                        if match:
+                            run_operation_results.append(match.group(1))
+
+            if result.stderr is not None and log_errors:
+                for log in parse_dbt_output(result.stderr):
+                    if log.level == "error":
+                        logger.error(log.msg)
+                        continue
 
         return run_operation_results
 
diff --git a/elementary/clients/dbt/dbt_fusion_runner.py b/elementary/clients/dbt/dbt_fusion_runner.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..408054cc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elementary/clients/dbt/dbt_fusion_runner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import os
+
+from elementary.clients.dbt.subprocess_dbt_runner import SubprocessDbtRunner
+
+DBT_FUSION_PATH = os.getenv("DBT_FUSION_PATH", "~/.local/bin/dbt")
+
+
+class DbtFusionRunner(SubprocessDbtRunner):
+    def _get_dbt_command_name(self) -> str:
+        return os.path.expanduser(DBT_FUSION_PATH)
+
+    def _run_deps_if_needed(self):
+        # Currently we don't support auto-updating deps for dbt fusion
+        return
diff --git a/elementary/clients/dbt/factory.py b/elementary/clients/dbt/factory.py
index 85c0b1dca..e03bc9bb0 100644
--- a/elementary/clients/dbt/factory.py
+++ b/elementary/clients/dbt/factory.py
@@ -1,25 +1,21 @@
 import os
+from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Type
 
 from dbt.version import __version__ as dbt_version_string
 from packaging import version
 
 from elementary.clients.dbt.command_line_dbt_runner import CommandLineDbtRunner
+from elementary.clients.dbt.dbt_fusion_runner import DbtFusionRunner
+from elementary.clients.dbt.subprocess_dbt_runner import SubprocessDbtRunner
 
 DBT_VERSION = version.Version(dbt_version_string)
 
-RUNNER_CLASS: Type[CommandLineDbtRunner]
-if (
-    DBT_VERSION >= version.Version("1.5.0")
-    and os.getenv("DBT_RUNNER_METHOD") != "subprocess"
-):
-    from elementary.clients.dbt.api_dbt_runner import APIDbtRunner
 
-    RUNNER_CLASS = APIDbtRunner
-else:
-    from elementary.clients.dbt.subprocess_dbt_runner import SubprocessDbtRunner
-
-    RUNNER_CLASS = SubprocessDbtRunner
+class RunnerMethod(Enum):
+    SUBPROCESS = "subprocess"
+    API = "api"
+    FUSION = "fusion"
 
 
 def create_dbt_runner(
@@ -33,8 +29,11 @@ def create_dbt_runner(
     allow_macros_without_package_prefix: bool = False,
     run_deps_if_needed: bool = True,
     force_dbt_deps: bool = False,
+    runner_method: Optional[RunnerMethod] = None,
 ) -> CommandLineDbtRunner:
-    return RUNNER_CLASS(
+    runner_method = runner_method or get_dbt_runner_method()
+    runner_class = get_dbt_runner_class(runner_method)
+    return runner_class(
         project_dir=project_dir,
         profiles_dir=profiles_dir,
         target=target,
@@ -46,3 +45,27 @@ def create_dbt_runner(
         run_deps_if_needed=run_deps_if_needed,
         force_dbt_deps=force_dbt_deps,
     )
+
+
+def get_dbt_runner_method() -> RunnerMethod:
+    runner_method = os.getenv("DBT_RUNNER_METHOD")
+    if runner_method:
+        return RunnerMethod(runner_method)
+
+    if DBT_VERSION >= version.Version("1.5.0"):
+        return RunnerMethod.API
+    return RunnerMethod.SUBPROCESS
+
+
+def get_dbt_runner_class(runner_method: RunnerMethod) -> Type[CommandLineDbtRunner]:
+    if runner_method == RunnerMethod.API:
+        # Import it internally since it will fail if the dbt version is below 1.5.0
+        from elementary.clients.dbt.api_dbt_runner import APIDbtRunner
+
+        return APIDbtRunner
+    elif runner_method == RunnerMethod.SUBPROCESS:
+        return SubprocessDbtRunner
+    elif runner_method == RunnerMethod.FUSION:
+        return DbtFusionRunner
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid runner method: {runner_method}")
diff --git a/elementary/clients/dbt/subprocess_dbt_runner.py b/elementary/clients/dbt/subprocess_dbt_runner.py
index 2e98db336..18d74cf23 100644
--- a/elementary/clients/dbt/subprocess_dbt_runner.py
+++ b/elementary/clients/dbt/subprocess_dbt_runner.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def _inner_run_command(
     ) -> DbtCommandResult:
         try:
             result = subprocess.run(
-                ["dbt"] + dbt_command_args,
+                [self._get_dbt_command_name()] + dbt_command_args,
                 check=self.raise_on_failure,
                 capture_output=capture_output or quiet,
                 env=self._get_command_env(),
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ def _inner_run_command(
             )
             success = result.returncode == 0
             output = result.stdout.decode() if result.stdout else None
+            stderr = result.stderr.decode() if result.stderr else None
 
-            return DbtCommandResult(success=success, output=output)
+            return DbtCommandResult(success=success, output=output, stderr=stderr)
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as err:
             logs = (
                 list(parse_dbt_output(err.output.decode(), log_format))
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ def _inner_run_command(
                 base_command_args=dbt_command_args, logs=logs, err=err
             )
 
+    def _get_dbt_command_name(self) -> str:
+        return "dbt"
+
     def _parse_ls_command_result(
         self, select: Optional[str], result: DbtCommandResult
     ) -> List[str]:
diff --git a/tests/tests_with_db/dbt_project/macros/create_all_types_table.sql b/tests/tests_with_db/dbt_project/macros/create_all_types_table.sql
index 89d541887..6c587437f 100644
--- a/tests/tests_with_db/dbt_project/macros/create_all_types_table.sql
+++ b/tests/tests_with_db/dbt_project/macros/create_all_types_table.sql
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@
         CURRENT_TIME() as time_col,
         CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() as timestamp_col,
     {% endset %}
-    {% set create_table_query = dbt.create_table_as(false, relation, sql_query) %}
-    {% do elementary.edr_log(create_table_query) %}
-    {% do elementary.run_query(create_table_query) %}
+    {% do elementary.edr_create_table_as(false, relation, sql_query) %}
 {% endmacro %}
 
 {% macro snowflake__create_all_types_table() %}
@@ -81,9 +79,7 @@
         [1,2,3] as array_col,
         TO_GEOGRAPHY('POINT(-122.35 37.55)') as geography_col
     {% endset %}
-    {% set create_table_query = dbt.create_table_as(false, relation, sql_query) %}
-    {% do elementary.edr_log(create_table_query) %}
-    {% do elementary.run_query(create_table_query) %}
+    {% do elementary.edr_create_table_as(false, relation, sql_query) %}
 {% endmacro %}
 
 {% macro redshift__create_all_types_table() %}
@@ -123,10 +119,7 @@
         ST_GeogFromText('SRID=4324;POLYGON((0 0,0 1,1 1,10 10,1 0,0 0))') as geography_col,
         JSON_PARSE('{"data_type": "super"}') as super_col
     {% endset %}
-    {% set create_table_query = dbt.create_table_as(false, relation, sql_query) %}
-    {% do elementary.edr_log(create_table_query) %}
-    {% do elementary.run_query(create_table_query) %}
-  
+    {% do elementary.edr_create_table_as(false, relation, sql_query) %}
 {% endmacro %}
 
 {% macro postgres__create_all_types_table() %}
@@ -184,9 +177,7 @@
         'a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a11'::uuid as uuid_col,
         xmlcomment('text') as xml_col
     {% endset %}
-    {% set create_table_query = dbt.create_table_as(false, relation, sql_query) %}
-    {% do elementary.edr_log(create_table_query) %}
-    {% do elementary.run_query(create_table_query) %}
+    {% do elementary.edr_create_table_as(false, relation, sql_query) %}
 {% endmacro %}
 
 {% macro default__create_all_types_table() %}
diff --git a/tests/tests_with_db/dbt_project/macros/materializations.sql b/tests/tests_with_db/dbt_project/macros/materializations.sql
index 51ae1c98e..cb1c5a450 100644
--- a/tests/tests_with_db/dbt_project/macros/materializations.sql
+++ b/tests/tests_with_db/dbt_project/macros/materializations.sql
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 {% materialization test, default %}
   {% if var('enable_elementary_test_materialization', false) %}
-    {% do return(elementary.materialization_test_default.call_macro()) %}
+    {% do return(elementary.materialization_test_default()) %}
   {% else %}
-    {% do return(dbt.materialization_test_default.call_macro()) %}
+    {% do return(dbt.materialization_test_default()) %}
   {% endif %}
 {% endmaterialization %}
 
 {% materialization test, adapter="snowflake" %}
   {% if var('enable_elementary_test_materialization', false) %}
-    {% do return(elementary.materialization_test_snowflake.call_macro()) %}
+    {% do return(elementary.materialization_test_snowflake()) %}
   {% else %}
     {% if dbt.materialization_test_snowflake %}
-      {% do return(dbt.materialization_test_snowflake.call_macro()) %}
+      {% do return(dbt.materialization_test_snowflake()) %}
     {% else %}
-      {% do return(dbt.materialization_test_default.call_macro()) %}
+      {% do return(dbt.materialization_test_default()) %}
     {% endif %}
   {% endif %}
 {% endmaterialization %}