diff --git a/cosmos/operators/aws_ecs.py b/cosmos/operators/aws_ecs.py
index 2decbcc6c4..98061269ff 100644
--- a/cosmos/operators/aws_ecs.py
+++ b/cosmos/operators/aws_ecs.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
+DEFAULT_CONN_ID = "aws_default"
+DEFAULT_CONTAINER_NAME = "dbt"
 DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES: dict[str, str] = {}
 
 try:
@@ -47,10 +49,10 @@ class DbtAwsEcsBaseOperator(AbstractDbtBase, EcsRunTaskOperator):  # type: ignor
     def __init__(
         self,
         # arguments required by EcsRunTaskOperator
-        aws_conn_id: str,
         cluster: str,
         task_definition: str,
-        container_name: str,
+        container_name: str = DEFAULT_CONTAINER_NAME,
+        aws_conn_id: str = DEFAULT_CONN_ID,
         #
         profile_config: ProfileConfig | None = None,
         command: list[str] | None = None,
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ def __init__(
                 "aws_conn_id": aws_conn_id,
                 "task_definition": task_definition,
                 "cluster": cluster,
+                "container_name": container_name,
                 "overrides": None,
             }
         )
diff --git a/tests/operators/test_aws_ecs.py b/tests/operators/test_aws_ecs.py
index 230c1616a2..af9ed226d4 100644
--- a/tests/operators/test_aws_ecs.py
+++ b/tests/operators/test_aws_ecs.py
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ def test_dbt_aes_ecs_overrides_parameter():
 
     assert "containerOverrides" in actual_overrides
     actual_container_overrides = actual_overrides["containerOverrides"][0]
+    assert actual_container_overrides["name"] == "my-dbt-container-name"
     assert isinstance(actual_container_overrides["command"], list), "`command` should be of type list"
 
     assert "environment" in actual_container_overrides