diff --git a/airflow_dbt_python/__version__.py b/airflow_dbt_python/__version__.py
index c60a287..ba2685c 100644
--- a/airflow_dbt_python/__version__.py
+++ b/airflow_dbt_python/__version__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 __author__ = "Tomás Farías Santana"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2021 Tomás Farías Santana"
 __title__ = "airflow-dbt-python"
-__version__ = "0.14.4"
+__version__ = "0.14.5"
diff --git a/airflow_dbt_python/hooks/dbt.py b/airflow_dbt_python/hooks/dbt.py
index 6683f08..3dc0714 100644
--- a/airflow_dbt_python/hooks/dbt.py
+++ b/airflow_dbt_python/hooks/dbt.py
@@ -85,18 +85,18 @@ def __eq__(self, other):
         return Enum.__eq__(self, other)
 
 
-def parse_vars(vars: Optional[Union[str, dict[str, Any]]]) -> dict[str, Any]:
-    """Parse CLI vars as dbt would.
+def parse_yaml_args(args: Optional[Union[str, dict[str, Any]]]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Parse YAML arguments as dbt would.
 
     This means:
-        - When vars is a string, we treat it as a YAML dict str.
+        - When args is a string, we treat it as a YAML dict str.
         - If it's already a dictionary, we just return it.
         - Otherwise (it's None), we return an empty dictionary.
     """
-    if isinstance(vars, str):
-        return yaml_helper.load_yaml_text(vars)
-    elif isinstance(vars, dict):
-        return vars
+    if isinstance(args, str):
+        return yaml_helper.load_yaml_text(args)
+    elif isinstance(args, dict):
+        return args
     else:
         return {}
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def __post_init__(self):
         Raises:
             ValueError: When setting two mutually exclusive parameters.
         """
-        self.parsed_vars = parse_vars(self.vars)
+        self.parsed_vars = parse_yaml_args(self.vars)
         self.vars = yaml.dump(self.parsed_vars)
 
         mutually_exclusive_attrs = (
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ class RunTaskConfig(TableMutabilityConfig):
 class RunOperationTaskConfig(BaseConfig):
     """Dbt run-operation task arguments."""
 
-    args: Optional[str] = None
+    args: str = "{}"
     cls: BaseTask = dataclasses.field(default=RunOperationTask, init=False)
     macro: Optional[str] = None
     which: str = dataclasses.field(default="run-operation", init=False)
@@ -563,8 +563,7 @@ class RunOperationTaskConfig(BaseConfig):
     def __post_init__(self):
         """Support dictionary args by casting them to str after setting."""
         super().__post_init__()
-        if isinstance(self.args, dict):
-            self.args = str(self.args)
+        self.args = str(self.args)
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 573e067..d364dce 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "airflow-dbt-python"
-version = "0.14.4"
+version = "0.14.5"
 description = "A dbt operator and hook for Airflow"
 authors = ["Tomás Farías Santana <tomas@tomasfarias.dev>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index a1b1004..b03a725 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -488,13 +488,30 @@ def snapshot_files(dbt_project_dir):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def macro_file(dbt_project_dir):
+def macro_name(dbt_project_dir):
     """Create a dbt macro file."""
     d = dbt_project_dir / "macros"
     d.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
     m = d / "my_macro.sql"
     m.write_text(MACRO)
-    return m
+    return "my_macro"
+
+
+NON_ARG_MACRO = """
+{% macro one() %}
+  1
+{% endmacro %}
+"""
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def non_arg_macro_name(dbt_project_dir):
+    """Create a dbt macro file."""
+    d = dbt_project_dir / "macros"
+    d.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+    m = d / "my_non_arg_macro.sql"
+    m.write_text(NON_ARG_MACRO)
+    return "one"
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/tests/hooks/dbt/test_dbt_hook_configs.py b/tests/hooks/dbt/test_dbt_hook_configs.py
index 8645063..06b2792 100644
--- a/tests/hooks/dbt/test_dbt_hook_configs.py
+++ b/tests/hooks/dbt/test_dbt_hook_configs.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     RunTaskConfig,
     SeedTaskConfig,
     TestTaskConfig,
-    parse_vars,
+    parse_yaml_args,
 )
 
 
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ def test_build_task_minimal_config_singular(hook, profiles_file, dbt_project_fil
         ),
     ],
 )
-def test_parse_vars(vars, expected):
-    result = parse_vars(vars)
+def test_parse_yaml_args(vars, expected):
+    result = parse_yaml_args(vars)
     assert result == expected
 
 
diff --git a/tests/hooks/dbt/test_dbt_run_operation.py b/tests/hooks/dbt/test_dbt_run_operation.py
index 648afed..061d5a2 100644
--- a/tests/hooks/dbt/test_dbt_run_operation.py
+++ b/tests/hooks/dbt/test_dbt_run_operation.py
@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
 """Unit test module for running dbt run-operation with the DbtHook."""
 
 
-def test_dbt_run_operation_task(hook, profiles_file, dbt_project_file, macro_file):
+def test_dbt_run_operation_task(hook, profiles_file, dbt_project_file, macro_name):
     """Test a dbt run-operation task."""
     factory = hook.get_config_factory("run-operation")
     config = factory.create_config(
         project_dir=dbt_project_file.parent,
         profiles_dir=profiles_file.parent,
-        macro=str(macro_file.stem),
+        macro=macro_name,
         args={"an_arg": 123},
     )
     success, results = hook.run_dbt_task(config)
     assert success is True
+
+
+def test_dbt_run_operation_task_with_no_args(
+    hook, profiles_file, dbt_project_file, non_arg_macro_name
+):
+    """Test a dbt run-operation task."""
+    factory = hook.get_config_factory("run-operation")
+    config = factory.create_config(
+        project_dir=dbt_project_file.parent,
+        profiles_dir=profiles_file.parent,
+        macro=non_arg_macro_name,
+    )
+    success, results = hook.run_dbt_task(config)
+    assert success is True
diff --git a/tests/operators/test_dbt_run_operation.py b/tests/operators/test_dbt_run_operation.py
index 013e759..a4440bd 100644
--- a/tests/operators/test_dbt_run_operation.py
+++ b/tests/operators/test_dbt_run_operation.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def test_dbt_run_operation_mocked_all_args():
 
 
 def test_dbt_run_operation_non_existent_macro(
-    profiles_file, dbt_project_file, macro_file
+    profiles_file, dbt_project_file, macro_name
 ):
     """Test exectuion of DbtRunOperationOperator with a non-existent macro."""
     op = DbtRunOperationOperator(
@@ -53,33 +53,47 @@ def test_dbt_run_operation_non_existent_macro(
 
 
 def test_dbt_run_operation_missing_arguments(
-    profiles_file, dbt_project_file, macro_file
+    profiles_file, dbt_project_file, macro_name
 ):
     """Test exectuion of DbtRunOperationOperator with missing arguments."""
     op = DbtRunOperationOperator(
         task_id="dbt_task",
         project_dir=dbt_project_file.parent,
         profiles_dir=profiles_file.parent,
-        macro=str(macro_file.stem),
+        macro=macro_name,
     )
 
     with pytest.raises(AirflowException):
         op.execute({})
 
 
-def test_dbt_run_operation_run_macro(profiles_file, dbt_project_file, macro_file):
+def test_dbt_run_operation_run_macro(profiles_file, dbt_project_file, macro_name):
     """Test a dbt run-operation operator basic execution."""
     op = DbtRunOperationOperator(
         task_id="dbt_task",
         project_dir=dbt_project_file.parent,
         profiles_dir=profiles_file.parent,
-        macro=str(macro_file.stem),
+        macro=macro_name,
         args={"an_arg": 123},
     )
     execution_results = op.execute({})
     assert execution_results["success"] is True
 
 
+def test_dbt_run_operation_run_non_arg_macro(
+    profiles_file, dbt_project_file, non_arg_macro_name
+):
+    """Test a dbt run-operation operator basic execution."""
+    op = DbtRunOperationOperator(
+        task_id="dbt_task",
+        project_dir=dbt_project_file.parent,
+        profiles_dir=profiles_file.parent,
+        macro=non_arg_macro_name,
+    )
+    execution_results = op.execute({})
+    assert execution_results["success"] is True
+
+
 BROKEN_MACRO1 = """
 {% macro my_broken_macro(an_arg) %}
 {% set sql %}