diff --git a/cosmos/converter.py b/cosmos/converter.py
index 2142cc6e4..45c95c2e7 100644
--- a/cosmos/converter.py
+++ b/cosmos/converter.py
@@ -83,6 +83,59 @@ def validate_arguments(
         profile_config.validate_profiles_yml()
 
 
+def validate_initial_user_config(
+    execution_config: ExecutionConfig | None,
+    profile_config: ProfileConfig | None,
+    project_config: ProjectConfig,
+    render_config: RenderConfig | None,
+):
+    """
+    Validates if the user set the fields as expected.
+
+    :param execution_config: Configuration related to how to run dbt in Airflow tasks
+    :param profile_config: Configuration related to dbt database configuration (profile)
+    :param project_config: Configuration related to the overall dbt project
+    :param render_config: Configuration related to how to convert the dbt workflow into an Airflow DAG
+    """
+    if profile_config is None and execution_config.execution_mode not in (
+        ExecutionMode.KUBERNETES,
+        ExecutionMode.DOCKER,
+    ):
+        raise CosmosValueError(f"The profile_config is mandatory when using {execution_config.execution_mode}")
+
+    # Since we now support both project_config.dbt_project_path, render_config.project_path and execution_config.project_path
+    # We need to ensure that only one interface is being used.
+    if project_config.dbt_project_path and (render_config.project_path or execution_config.project_path):
+        raise CosmosValueError(
+            "ProjectConfig.dbt_project_path is mutually exclusive with RenderConfig.dbt_project_path and ExecutionConfig.dbt_project_path."
+            + "If using RenderConfig.dbt_project_path or ExecutionConfig.dbt_project_path, ProjectConfig.dbt_project_path should be None"
+        )
+
+
+def validate_adapted_user_config(
+    execution_config: ExecutionConfig | None, project_config: ProjectConfig, render_config: RenderConfig | None
+):
+    """
+    Validates if all the necessary fields required by Cosmos to render the DAG are set.
+
+    :param execution_config: Configuration related to how to run dbt in Airflow tasks
+    :param project_config: Configuration related to the overall dbt project
+    :param render_config: Configuration related to how to convert the dbt workflow into an Airflow DAG
+    """
+    # At this point, execution_config.project_path should always be non-null
+    if not execution_config.project_path:
+        raise CosmosValueError(
+            "ExecutionConfig.dbt_project_path is required for the execution of dbt tasks in all execution modes."
+        )
+
+    # We now have a guaranteed execution_config.project_path, but still need to process render_config.project_path
+    # We require render_config.project_path when we dont have a manifest
+    if not project_config.manifest_path and not render_config.project_path:
+        raise CosmosValueError(
+            "RenderConfig.dbt_project_path is required for rendering an airflow DAG from a DBT Graph if no manifest is provided."
+        )
+
+
 class DbtToAirflowConverter:
     """
     Logic common to build an Airflow DbtDag and DbtTaskGroup from a DBT project.
@@ -101,7 +154,7 @@ class DbtToAirflowConverter:
     def __init__(
         self,
         project_config: ProjectConfig,
-        profile_config: ProfileConfig,
+        profile_config: ProfileConfig | None = None,
         execution_config: ExecutionConfig | None = None,
         render_config: RenderConfig | None = None,
         dag: DAG | None = None,
@@ -118,13 +171,7 @@ def __init__(
         if not render_config:
             render_config = RenderConfig()
 
-        # Since we now support both project_config.dbt_project_path, render_config.project_path and execution_config.project_path
-        # We need to ensure that only one interface is being used.
-        if project_config.dbt_project_path and (render_config.project_path or execution_config.project_path):
-            raise CosmosValueError(
-                "ProjectConfig.dbt_project_path is mutually exclusive with RenderConfig.dbt_project_path and ExecutionConfig.dbt_project_path."
-                + "If using RenderConfig.dbt_project_path or ExecutionConfig.dbt_project_path, ProjectConfig.dbt_project_path should be None"
-            )
+        validate_initial_user_config(execution_config, profile_config, project_config, render_config)
 
         # If we are using the old interface, we should migrate it to the new interface
         # This is safe to do now since we have validated which config interface we're using
@@ -136,18 +183,7 @@ def __init__(
             render_config.project_path = project_config.dbt_project_path
             execution_config.project_path = project_config.dbt_project_path
 
-        # At this point, execution_config.project_path should always be non-null
-        if not execution_config.project_path:
-            raise CosmosValueError(
-                "ExecutionConfig.dbt_project_path is required for the execution of dbt tasks in all execution modes."
-            )
-
-        # We now have a guaranteed execution_config.project_path, but still need to process render_config.project_path
-        # We require render_config.project_path when we dont have a manifest
-        if not project_config.manifest_path and not render_config.project_path:
-            raise CosmosValueError(
-                "RenderConfig.dbt_project_path is required for rendering an airflow DAG from a DBT Graph if no manifest is provided."
-            )
+        validate_adapted_user_config(execution_config, project_config, render_config)
 
         if not operator_args:
             operator_args = {}
diff --git a/tests/test_converter.py b/tests/test_converter.py
index 3bb5af163..c04da2c3a 100644
--- a/tests/test_converter.py
+++ b/tests/test_converter.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import pytest
 from airflow.models import DAG
 
-from cosmos.converter import DbtToAirflowConverter, validate_arguments
+from cosmos.converter import DbtToAirflowConverter, validate_arguments, validate_initial_user_config
 from cosmos.constants import DbtResourceType, ExecutionMode
 from cosmos.config import ProjectConfig, ProfileConfig, ExecutionConfig, RenderConfig, CosmosConfigException
 from cosmos.dbt.graph import DbtNode
@@ -35,6 +35,31 @@ def test_validate_arguments_tags(argument_key):
     assert err.value.args[0] == expected
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "execution_mode",
+    (ExecutionMode.LOCAL, ExecutionMode.VIRTUALENV),
+)
+def test_validate_initial_user_config_no_profile(execution_mode):
+    execution_config = ExecutionConfig(execution_mode=execution_mode)
+    profile_config = None
+    project_config = ProjectConfig()
+    with pytest.raises(CosmosValueError) as err_info:
+        validate_initial_user_config(execution_config, profile_config, project_config, None)
+    err_msg = f"The profile_config is mandatory when using {execution_mode}"
+    assert err_info.value.args[0] == err_msg
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "execution_mode",
+    (ExecutionMode.DOCKER, ExecutionMode.KUBERNETES),
+)
+def test_validate_initial_user_config_expects_profile(execution_mode):
+    execution_config = ExecutionConfig(execution_mode=execution_mode)
+    profile_config = None
+    project_config = ProjectConfig()
+    assert validate_initial_user_config(execution_config, profile_config, project_config, None) is None
+
+
 def test_validate_arguments_schema_in_task_args():
     profile_config = ProfileConfig(
         profile_name="test",