diff --git a/cosmos/operators/local.py b/cosmos/operators/local.py
index e6a09748f..caeee1c1c 100644
--- a/cosmos/operators/local.py
+++ b/cosmos/operators/local.py
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ def run_command(
                 env.update(env_vars)
 
                 flags = [
+                    "--project-dir",
+                    str(tmp_project_dir),
                     "--profiles-dir",
                     str(profile_path.parent),
                     "--profile",
diff --git a/tests/operators/test_local.py b/tests/operators/test_local.py
index c054cf4d1..6e1a6f6a9 100644
--- a/tests/operators/test_local.py
+++ b/tests/operators/test_local.py
@@ -703,18 +703,26 @@ def test_dbt_docs_gcs_local_operator():
 @patch("cosmos.config.ProfileConfig.ensure_profile")
 @patch("cosmos.operators.local.DbtLocalBaseOperator.run_subprocess")
 @patch("cosmos.operators.local.DbtLocalBaseOperator.run_dbt_runner")
+@patch("cosmos.operators.local.tempfile.TemporaryDirectory")
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("invocation_mode", [InvocationMode.SUBPROCESS, InvocationMode.DBT_RUNNER])
 def test_operator_execute_deps_parameters(
+    mock_temporary_directory,
     mock_dbt_runner,
     mock_subprocess,
     mock_ensure_profile,
     mock_exception_handling,
     mock_store_compiled_sql,
     invocation_mode,
+    tmp_path,
 ):
+    project_dir = tmp_path / "mock_project_tmp_dir"
+    project_dir.mkdir()
+
     expected_call_kwargs = [
         "/usr/local/bin/dbt",
         "deps",
+        "--project-dir",
+        project_dir.as_posix(),
         "--profiles-dir",
         "/path/to",
         "--profile",
@@ -732,6 +740,7 @@ def test_operator_execute_deps_parameters(
         invocation_mode=invocation_mode,
     )
     mock_ensure_profile.return_value.__enter__.return_value = (Path("/path/to/profile"), {"ENV_VAR": "value"})
+    mock_temporary_directory.return_value.__enter__.return_value = project_dir.as_posix()
     task.execute(context={"task_instance": MagicMock()})
     if invocation_mode == InvocationMode.SUBPROCESS:
         assert mock_subprocess.call_args_list[0].kwargs["command"] == expected_call_kwargs