diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/orm_profiler/api/workflow.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/orm_profiler/api/workflow.py
index 56c697c5aa8..cce60288a7d 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/orm_profiler/api/workflow.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/orm_profiler/api/workflow.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.entity.data.table import Table
 from metadata.generated.schema.entity.services.connections.metadata.openMetadataConnection import (
     OpenMetadataConnection,
 )
+from metadata.generated.schema.entity.services.databaseService import DatabaseService
 from metadata.generated.schema.metadataIngestion.databaseServiceProfilerPipeline import (
     DatabaseServiceProfilerPipeline,
 )
@@ -90,6 +91,13 @@ class ProfilerWorkflow:
         # OpenMetadata client to fetch tables
         self.metadata = OpenMetadata(self.metadata_config)
 
+        if not self._validate_service_name():
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Service name `{self.config.source.serviceName}` does not exist. "
+                "Make sure you have run the ingestion for the service specified in the profiler workflow. "
+                "If so, make sure the profiler service name matches the service name specified during ingestion."
+            )
+
     @classmethod
     def create(cls, config_dict: dict) -> "ProfilerWorkflow":
         """
@@ -282,6 +290,12 @@ class ProfilerWorkflow:
                     "Sink reported warnings", self.sink.get_status()
                 )
 
+    def _validate_service_name(self):
+        """Validate service name exists in OpenMetadata"""
+        return self.metadata.get_by_name(
+            entity=DatabaseService, fqn=self.config.source.serviceName
+        )
+
     def stop(self):
         """
         Close all connections
diff --git a/ingestion/tests/unit/profiler/test_workflow.py b/ingestion/tests/unit/profiler/test_workflow.py
index 8646acf8d4a..f0ab5dcc669 100644
--- a/ingestion/tests/unit/profiler/test_workflow.py
+++ b/ingestion/tests/unit/profiler/test_workflow.py
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ Validate workflow configs and filters
 """
 import uuid
 from copy import deepcopy
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import sqlalchemy as sqa
+from pytest import raises
 from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base
 
 from metadata.generated.schema.api.tests.createColumnTest import CreateColumnTestRequest
@@ -59,13 +61,19 @@ config = {
     },
 }
 
-workflow = ProfilerWorkflow.create(config)
 
-
-def test_init_workflow():
+@patch.object(
+    ProfilerWorkflow,
+    "_validate_service_name",
+    return_value=True,
+)
+def test_init_workflow(mocked_method):
     """
     We can initialise the workflow from a config
     """
+    workflow = ProfilerWorkflow.create(config)
+    mocked_method.assert_called()
+
     assert isinstance(workflow.source_config, DatabaseServiceProfilerPipeline)
     assert isinstance(workflow.metadata_config, OpenMetadataConnection)
 
@@ -76,11 +84,18 @@ def test_init_workflow():
     assert workflow.processor.config.test_suite is None
 
 
-def test_filter_entities():
+@patch.object(
+    ProfilerWorkflow,
+    "_validate_service_name",
+    return_value=True,
+)
+def test_filter_entities(mocked_method):
     """
     We can properly filter entities depending on the
     workflow configuration
     """
+    workflow = ProfilerWorkflow.create(config)
+    mocked_method.assert_called()
 
     service_name = "service"
     schema_reference1 = EntityReference(
@@ -124,6 +139,7 @@ def test_filter_entities():
     }
 
     exclude_workflow = ProfilerWorkflow.create(exclude_config)
+    mocked_method.assert_called()
     assert len(list(exclude_workflow.filter_entities(all_tables))) == 0
 
     exclude_config = deepcopy(config)
@@ -132,6 +148,7 @@ def test_filter_entities():
     }
 
     exclude_workflow = ProfilerWorkflow.create(exclude_config)
+    mocked_method.assert_called()
     assert len(list(exclude_workflow.filter_entities(all_tables))) == 2
 
     include_config = deepcopy(config)
@@ -140,10 +157,16 @@ def test_filter_entities():
     }
 
     include_workflow = ProfilerWorkflow.create(include_config)
+    mocked_method.assert_called()
     assert len(list(include_workflow.filter_entities(all_tables))) == 3
 
 
-def test_profile_def():
+@patch.object(
+    ProfilerWorkflow,
+    "_validate_service_name",
+    return_value=True,
+)
+def test_profile_def(mocked_method):
     """
     Validate the definitions of the profile in the JSON
     """
@@ -154,6 +177,7 @@ def test_profile_def():
     }
 
     profile_workflow = ProfilerWorkflow.create(profile_config)
+    mocked_method.assert_called()
     profile_workflow.create_processor(
         profile_workflow.config.source.serviceConnection.__root__.config
     )
@@ -169,13 +193,19 @@ def test_profile_def():
     assert profile_workflow.processor.config.profiler == profile_definition
 
 
-def test_default_profile_def():
+@patch.object(
+    ProfilerWorkflow,
+    "_validate_service_name",
+    return_value=True,
+)
+def test_default_profile_def(mocked_method):
     """
     If no information is specified for the profiler, let's
     use the SimpleTableProfiler and SimpleProfiler
     """
 
     profile_workflow = ProfilerWorkflow.create(config)
+    mocked_method.assert_called()
     profile_workflow.create_processor(
         profile_workflow.config.source.serviceConnection.__root__.config
     )
@@ -214,7 +244,12 @@ def test_default_profile_def():
     )
 
 
-def test_tests_def():
+@patch.object(
+    ProfilerWorkflow,
+    "_validate_service_name",
+    return_value=True,
+)
+def test_tests_def(mocked_method):
     """
     Validate the test case definition
     """
@@ -251,6 +286,7 @@ def test_tests_def():
     }
 
     test_workflow = ProfilerWorkflow.create(test_config)
+    mocked_method.assert_called()
     test_workflow.create_processor(
         test_workflow.config.source.serviceConnection.__root__.config
     )
@@ -285,3 +321,11 @@ def test_tests_def():
     )
 
     assert suite == expected
+
+
+def test_service_name_validation_raised():
+    """Test the service name validation for the profiler
+    workflow is raised correctly
+    """
+    with raises(ValueError, match="Service name `.*` does not exist"):
+        ProfilerWorkflow.create(config)