[Bug] dbt test fails with AWS Glue Catalog Integration in Snowflake

[rrittsteiger]

Is this a new bug in dbt-core?

• I believe this is a new bug in dbt-core
• I have searched the existing issues, and I could not find an existing issue for this bug

Current Behavior

When running dbt test, the command fails with the following error when models are configured to use a custom catalog integration defined in catalogs.yml:

Runtime Error
  Catalog not found.Received: GLUE_CATALOG_INTEGRATIONExpected one of: INFO_SCHEMA, SNOWFLAKE?

However, other dbt commands like dbt parse, dbt run, and dbt build work correctly with the same catalog configuration.

Expected Behavior

The dbt test command should:

1. Load custom catalog integrations from catalogs.yml before parsing the manifest
2. Successfully parse and execute tests for models using custom catalog integrations
3. Behave consistently with other dbt commands (run, build, parse)

Steps To Reproduce

1. Create a dbt project connected to Snowflake
2. Create a catalogs.yml file in the project root:

   catalogs:
     - name: GLUE_CATALOG_INTEGRATION
       active_write_integration: glue_rest
       write_integrations:
         - name: glue_rest
           catalog_type: iceberg_rest
           table_format: iceberg
           adapter_properties:
             catalog_linked_database: %YOUR_LINKED_DATABASE%
             catalog_linked_database_type: glue

3. Configure models to use the catalog in dbt_project.yml:

   models:
     snowflake_data_warehouse:
       marts:
         seekwell:
           +catalog_name: "{{ 'GLUE_CATALOG_INTEGRATION' if not var('sqlfluff_run', false) else none }}"
           +schema: "%YOUR_SCHEMA_NAME%"

4. Run dbt parse → ✅ Works
5. Run dbt run --select some_model → ✅ Works
6. Run dbt build --select some_model → ✅ Works
7. Run dbt test → ❌ Fails with "Catalog not found"

Relevant log output

> dbt test
07:00:45  Running with dbt=1.11.7
07:00:46  Registered adapter: snowflake=1.11.3
07:00:46  Unable to do partial parsing because saved manifest not found. Starting full parse.
07:00:47  Encountered an error:
Runtime Error
  Catalog not found.Received: GLUE_CATALOG_INTEGRATIONExpected one of: INFO_SCHEMA, SNOWFLAKE?

Environment

- OS: macOS 26.3.1 (arm64)
- Python: 3.13.11
- dbt-core: 1.11.7
- dbt-adapters: 1.11.7
- dbt-snowflake: 1.11.3

Which database adapter are you using with dbt?

snowflake

Additional Context

The @requires.catalogs decorator: Located in dbt/cli/requires.py, this decorator:

• Loads catalogs from catalogs.yml via load_catalogs()
• Extracts active write integrations via get_active_write_integration()
• Passes them to parse_manifest() which registers them with the adapter

main.py:

@requires.postflight
@requires.preflight
@requires.profile
@requires.project
@requires.catalogs          # ← ADD THIS LINE
@requires.runtime_config
@requires.manifest
def test(ctx, **kwargs):
    """Runs tests on data in deployed models"""

[abhishek09827]

Hi @rrittsteiger- I'd like to take ownership of this issue. I have gone throught the requirements: The dbt test command is missing the @requires.catalogs decorator in the decorator chain. This causes it to not load custom catalog integrations from catalogs.yml, while other commands like dbt parse, dbt run, dbt build, and dbt compile work correctly because they include this decorator.

I can start working on it, can you please assign this issue to me

[rrittsteiger]

Hi @abhishek09827, I already provided an Pull Request that is waiting for a review. Was my first one. I'm not quiet sure if everything went correct and I followed all guidelines.