diff --git a/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts b/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts
index accbd2147..54ef087de 100644
--- a/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts
+++ b/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts
@@ -238,7 +238,12 @@ export class DBTCloudProjectIntegration
     }
     if (!this.adapterType) {
       // We only fetch the adapter type once, as it may impact compilation preview otherwise
-      this.findAdapterType();
+      const startTime = Date.now();
+      await this.findAdapterType();
+      const elapsedTime = Date.now() - startTime;
+      this.telemetry.sendTelemetryEvent("cloudFindAdapterTypeElapsedTime", {
+        elapsedTime: elapsedTime.toString(),
+      });
     }
     if (!this.version) {
       await this.findVersion();
@@ -1023,6 +1028,21 @@ export class DBTCloudProjectIntegration
     }
   }
 
+  private firstRun = false;
+  private async retryOnce() {
+    if (this.firstRun) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.firstRun = true;
+    const startTime = Date.now();
+    await this.findAdapterType();
+    const elapsedTime = Date.now() - startTime;
+    this.telemetry.sendTelemetryEvent("cloudFindAdapterTypeElapsedTime", {
+      elapsedTime: elapsedTime.toString(),
+      retry: "true",
+    });
+  }
+
   private async findAdapterType() {
     const adapterTypeCommand = this.dbtCloudCommand(
       new DBTCommand("Getting adapter type...", [
@@ -1063,6 +1083,11 @@ export class DBTCloudProjectIntegration
         error,
       );
     }
+    if (!this.adapterType) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.retryOnce();
+      }, 5000);
+    }
   }
 
   private async findVersion() {