diff --git a/src/commands/sqlToModel.ts b/src/commands/sqlToModel.ts
index 4f8b227b7..d5c0af76c 100644
--- a/src/commands/sqlToModel.ts
+++ b/src/commands/sqlToModel.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ export class SqlToModel {
     }
     const event = this.eventMap.get(project.projectRoot.fsPath);
     if (!event) {
+      project.throwDiagnosticsErrorIfAvailable();
+      // If we get here, we don't know what exactly is the error.
+      //  Probably the extension is still initializing
       window.showErrorMessage(
         extendErrorWithSupportLinks(
           "The extension is still initializing, please retry again.",
diff --git a/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts b/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts
index 6e95b0cb0..3c749eb17 100644
--- a/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts
+++ b/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts
@@ -977,4 +977,8 @@ export class DBTCloudProjectIntegration
   }
 
   async applyDeferConfig(): Promise<void> {}
+
+  throwDiagnosticsErrorIfAvailable(): void {
+    this.throwBridgeErrorIfAvailable();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/dbt_client/dbtCoreIntegration.ts b/src/dbt_client/dbtCoreIntegration.ts
index 3f7c7a472..e1d544c0e 100644
--- a/src/dbt_client/dbtCoreIntegration.ts
+++ b/src/dbt_client/dbtCoreIntegration.ts
@@ -1079,4 +1079,8 @@ export class DBTCoreProjectIntegration
     );
     await this.rebuildManifest();
   }
+
+  throwDiagnosticsErrorIfAvailable(): void {
+    this.throwBridgeErrorIfAvailable();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/dbt_client/dbtIntegration.ts b/src/dbt_client/dbtIntegration.ts
index b28f09e15..680081a90 100644
--- a/src/dbt_client/dbtIntegration.ts
+++ b/src/dbt_client/dbtIntegration.ts
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ export interface DBTProjectIntegration extends Disposable {
   ): Promise<ProjectHealthcheck>;
   applyDeferConfig(): Promise<void>;
   getAllDiagnostic(): Diagnostic[];
+  throwDiagnosticsErrorIfAvailable(): void;
   getPythonBridgeStatus(): boolean;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/manifest/dbtProject.ts b/src/manifest/dbtProject.ts
index b9674ac9a..24bb4cbc7 100644
--- a/src/manifest/dbtProject.ts
+++ b/src/manifest/dbtProject.ts
@@ -1120,4 +1120,8 @@ select * from renamed
   async applyDeferConfig(): Promise<void> {
     await this.dbtProjectIntegration.applyDeferConfig();
   }
+
+  throwDiagnosticsErrorIfAvailable() {
+    this.dbtProjectIntegration.throwDiagnosticsErrorIfAvailable();
+  }
 }