diff --git a/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/show.sql b/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/show.sql
index 2ff97dd68fe..d71aa3a7572 100644
--- a/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/show.sql
+++ b/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/show.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-{% macro show(limit) -%}
-  {%- set sql_header = config.get('sql_header', none) -%}
+{% macro get_show_sql(compiled_code, sql_header, limit) -%}
+  {%- set sql_header = sql_header -%}
   {{ sql_header if sql_header is not none }}
   {%- if limit is not none -%}
   {{ get_limit_subquery_sql(compiled_code, limit) }}
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/show.py b/core/dbt/task/show.py
index 439246340b8..eba7dc663c6 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/show.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/show.py
@@ -26,10 +26,14 @@ def execute(self, compiled_node, manifest):
 
         model_context = generate_runtime_model_context(compiled_node, self.config, manifest)
         compiled_node.compiled_code = self.adapter.execute_macro(
-            macro_name="show",
+            macro_name="get_show_sql",
             manifest=manifest,
             context_override=model_context,
-            kwargs={"limit": limit},
+            kwargs={
+                "compiled_code": model_context["compiled_code"],
+                "sql_header": model_context["config"].get("sql_header"),
+                "limit": limit,
+            },
         )
         adapter_response, execute_result = self.adapter.execute(
             compiled_node.compiled_code, fetch=True