diff --git a/cosmos/dbt/graph.py b/cosmos/dbt/graph.py
index 4b33c67b32..fcfff070b8 100644
--- a/cosmos/dbt/graph.py
+++ b/cosmos/dbt/graph.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ def load(
             if self.project.is_manifest_available():
                 self.load_from_dbt_manifest()
             else:
-                if execution_mode == ExecutionMode.LOCAL and self.profile_config:
+                if self.profile_config and self.project_path:
                     try:
                         self.load_via_dbt_ls()
                     except FileNotFoundError:
diff --git a/tests/dbt/test_graph.py b/tests/dbt/test_graph.py
index 4591dd03f3..e53d5dd710 100644
--- a/tests/dbt/test_graph.py
+++ b/tests/dbt/test_graph.py
@@ -369,9 +369,9 @@ def test_load_manifest_with_manifest(mock_load_from_dbt_manifest):
     "exec_mode,method,expected_function",
     [
         (ExecutionMode.LOCAL, LoadMode.AUTOMATIC, "mock_load_via_dbt_ls"),
-        (ExecutionMode.VIRTUALENV, LoadMode.AUTOMATIC, "mock_load_via_custom_parser"),
-        (ExecutionMode.KUBERNETES, LoadMode.AUTOMATIC, "mock_load_via_custom_parser"),
-        (ExecutionMode.DOCKER, LoadMode.AUTOMATIC, "mock_load_via_custom_parser"),
+        (ExecutionMode.VIRTUALENV, LoadMode.AUTOMATIC, "mock_load_via_dbt_ls"),
+        (ExecutionMode.KUBERNETES, LoadMode.AUTOMATIC, "mock_load_via_dbt_ls"),
+        (ExecutionMode.DOCKER, LoadMode.AUTOMATIC, "mock_load_via_dbt_ls"),
         (ExecutionMode.LOCAL, LoadMode.DBT_LS, "mock_load_via_dbt_ls"),
         (ExecutionMode.LOCAL, LoadMode.CUSTOM, "mock_load_via_custom_parser"),
     ],