diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/dbt/metadata.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/dbt/metadata.py
index 242a5bbf392..8178c92a968 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/dbt/metadata.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/dbt/metadata.py
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ class DbtSource(DbtServiceSource):
                 owner = self.metadata.get_reference_by_name(
                     name=dbt_owner, is_owner=True
                 )
+
+                if owner:
+                    return owner
+
+                # If owner is not found, try to find the owner in OMD using email
+                owner = self.metadata.get_reference_by_email(name=dbt_owner)
+
                 if not owner:
                     logger.warning(
                         "Unable to ingest owner from DBT since no user or"