diff --git a/elementary/clients/dbt/command_line_dbt_runner.py b/elementary/clients/dbt/command_line_dbt_runner.py
index 533c84d32..668ba190b 100644
--- a/elementary/clients/dbt/command_line_dbt_runner.py
+++ b/elementary/clients/dbt/command_line_dbt_runner.py
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ def run_operation(
 
     def run(
         self,
-        models: Optional[str] = None,
         select: Optional[str] = None,
         selector: Optional[str] = None,
         full_refresh: bool = False,
@@ -216,8 +215,6 @@ def run(
         command_args = ["run"]
         if full_refresh:
             command_args.append("--full-refresh")
-        if models:
-            command_args.extend(["-m", models])
         if select:
             command_args.extend(["-s", select])
         if selector:
diff --git a/elementary/monitor/data_monitoring/alerts/data_monitoring_alerts.py b/elementary/monitor/data_monitoring/alerts/data_monitoring_alerts.py
index ce504c4b3..3d9639ad4 100644
--- a/elementary/monitor/data_monitoring/alerts/data_monitoring_alerts.py
+++ b/elementary/monitor/data_monitoring/alerts/data_monitoring_alerts.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def _populate_data(
         if days_back:
             vars.update(days_back=days_back)
         success = self.internal_dbt_runner.run(
-            models="elementary_cli.alerts.alerts_v2",
+            select="elementary_cli.alerts.alerts_v2",
             full_refresh=dbt_full_refresh,
             vars=vars,
         )