diff --git a/providers/snowflake/src/airflow/providers/snowflake/operators/snowpark_containers.py b/providers/snowflake/src/airflow/providers/snowflake/operators/snowpark_containers.py
index 971be06543ace..1564e57b99771 100644
--- a/providers/snowflake/src/airflow/providers/snowflake/operators/snowpark_containers.py
+++ b/providers/snowflake/src/airflow/providers/snowflake/operators/snowpark_containers.py
@@ -163,11 +163,6 @@ def __init__(
         # Set after the job is submitted, parsed from the job submission response.
         self.job_name: str | None = None
 
-        if self.spec_text and (self.spec or self.spec_stage):
-            raise ValueError("Cannot specify both 'spec_text' and 'spec'/'spec_stage'")
-        if not self.spec_text and not (self.spec and self.spec_stage):
-            raise ValueError("Must provide either 'spec_text' or both 'spec' and 'spec_stage'")
-
     @cached_property
     def _hook(self) -> SnowflakeHook:
         return SnowflakeHook(
@@ -237,6 +232,11 @@ def on_kill(self) -> None:
 
     def execute(self, context: Context) -> str:
         """Submit and optionally wait for a Snowpark Container Services job."""
+        if self.spec_text and (self.spec or self.spec_stage):
+            raise ValueError("Cannot specify both 'spec_text' and 'spec'/'spec_stage'")
+        if not self.spec_text and not (self.spec and self.spec_stage):
+            raise ValueError("Must provide either 'spec_text' or both 'spec' and 'spec_stage'")
+
         self.job_name = self._submit_job()
         if not self.job_name:
             raise RuntimeError("Job name was not returned")
diff --git a/providers/snowflake/tests/unit/snowflake/operators/test_snowpark_containers.py b/providers/snowflake/tests/unit/snowflake/operators/test_snowpark_containers.py
index 3b10bfea06d85..af6114f6616f1 100644
--- a/providers/snowflake/tests/unit/snowflake/operators/test_snowpark_containers.py
+++ b/providers/snowflake/tests/unit/snowflake/operators/test_snowpark_containers.py
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ class TestSnowparkContainerJobOperator:
         ),
     )
     def test_invalid_spec_combinations(self, kwargs, match):
+        op = _make_operator(**kwargs)
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=match):
-            _make_operator(**kwargs)
+            op.execute(context=None)
 
     def test_build_sql_with_spec_stage(self):
         op = _make_operator()
diff --git a/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt b/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
index 01fd5bc56dbb7..774cb619eeb30 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
+++ b/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ providers/microsoft/psrp/src/airflow/providers/microsoft/psrp/operators/psrp.py:
 providers/neo4j/src/airflow/providers/neo4j/operators/neo4j.py::Neo4jOperator
 providers/oracle/src/airflow/providers/oracle/transfers/oracle_to_oracle.py::OracleToOracleOperator
 providers/papermill/src/airflow/providers/papermill/operators/papermill.py::PapermillOperator
-providers/snowflake/src/airflow/providers/snowflake/operators/snowpark_containers.py::SnowparkContainerJobOperator
 providers/ssh/src/airflow/providers/ssh/operators/ssh.py::SSHOperator
 providers/ssh/src/airflow/providers/ssh/operators/ssh_remote_job.py::SSHRemoteJobOperator
 providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/bash.py::BashOperator