diff --git a/sqlmesh/dbt/builtin.py b/sqlmesh/dbt/builtin.py
index 5d729789b0..700c63296e 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/dbt/builtin.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/dbt/builtin.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def _try_literal_eval(value: str) -> t.Any:
         return value
 
 
-def _dbt_macros_registry() -> JinjaMacroRegistry:
+def _dbt_macro_registry() -> JinjaMacroRegistry:
     registry = JinjaMacroRegistry()
 
     try:
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ def _dbt_macros_registry() -> JinjaMacroRegistry:
     return registry
 
 
+DBT_MACRO_REGISTRY = _dbt_macro_registry()
+
 BUILTIN_GLOBALS = {
     "api": Api(),
     "env_var": env_var,
@@ -367,9 +369,9 @@ def create_builtin_globals(
 
     builtin_globals.update(jinja_globals)
     if "dbt" not in builtin_globals:
-        builtin_globals["dbt"] = (
-            _dbt_macros_registry().build_environment(**builtin_globals).globals.get("dbt", {})
-        )
+        builtin_globals["dbt"] = DBT_MACRO_REGISTRY.build_environment(
+            **builtin_globals
+        ).globals.get("dbt", {})
 
     return builtin_globals