diff --git a/elementary/clients/dbt/command_line_dbt_runner.py b/elementary/clients/dbt/command_line_dbt_runner.py
index 97dba35fe..0f016516d 100644
--- a/elementary/clients/dbt/command_line_dbt_runner.py
+++ b/elementary/clients/dbt/command_line_dbt_runner.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import os
+import re
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
+MACRO_RESULT_PATTERN = re.compile(
+    "Elementary: --ELEMENTARY-MACRO-OUTPUT-START--(.*)--ELEMENTARY-MACRO-OUTPUT-END--"
+)
+
 
 @dataclass
 class DbtCommandResult:
@@ -22,8 +27,6 @@ class DbtCommandResult:
 
 
 class CommandLineDbtRunner(BaseDbtRunner):
-    ELEMENTARY_LOG_PREFIX = "Elementary: "
-
     def __init__(
         self,
         project_dir: str,
@@ -185,10 +188,12 @@ def run_operation(
                 if log_errors and log.level == "error":
                     logger.error(log.msg)
                     continue
-                if log.msg and log.msg.startswith(self.ELEMENTARY_LOG_PREFIX):
-                    run_operation_results.append(
-                        log.msg[len(self.ELEMENTARY_LOG_PREFIX) :]
-                    )
+
+                if log.msg:
+                    match = MACRO_RESULT_PATTERN.match(log.msg)
+                    if match:
+                        run_operation_results.append(match.group(1))
+
         return run_operation_results
 
     def run(
diff --git a/tests/tests_with_db/dbt_project/macros/dummy_macro.sql b/tests/tests_with_db/dbt_project/macros/dummy_macro.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a60a020f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests_with_db/dbt_project/macros/dummy_macro.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{% macro dummy_macro() %}
+  {# Validate that logs in the macro don't fail the dbt runner #}
+  {% do elementary.edr_log('Amazing macro, so happy to be here') %}
+  {% do return({'goodbye': 'toodleoo'}) %}
+{% endmacro %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/tests_with_db/pytest.ini b/tests/tests_with_db/pytest.ini
index e7b9cd06f..de72fb22f 100644
--- a/tests/tests_with_db/pytest.ini
+++ b/tests/tests_with_db/pytest.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [pytest]
+addopts = --ignore=dbt_project
 markers =
     skip_targets(targets): skip test for the given targets
     only_on_targets(targets): skip test for non given targets
diff --git a/tests/tests_with_db/test_dbt_runner.py b/tests/tests_with_db/test_dbt_runner.py
index 6e7960adc..b3ebbdd01 100644
--- a/tests/tests_with_db/test_dbt_runner.py
+++ b/tests/tests_with_db/test_dbt_runner.py
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 
 class BaseDbtRunnerTest:
     def test_run_operation(self, custom_dbt_runner: BaseDbtRunner):
-        result = self._run_query(
-            custom_dbt_runner, "select 1 as bla union all select 2 as bla"
+        result = json.loads(
+            custom_dbt_runner.run_operation("elementary_tests.dummy_macro")[0]
         )
-        assert result == [{"bla": 1}, {"bla": 2}]
+        assert result == {"goodbye": "toodleoo"}
 
     def test_ls(self, custom_dbt_runner: BaseDbtRunner):
         result = custom_dbt_runner.ls()