diff --git a/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/clone.sql b/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/clone.sql
index 6f29d981eb9..8525983619e 100644
--- a/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/clone.sql
+++ b/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/clone.sql
@@ -49,14 +49,22 @@
 
   {%- set relations = {'relations': []} -%}
 
+  {%- if not state_relation -%}
+      -- nothing to do
+      {{ log("No relation found in state manifest for " ~ model.unique_id) }}
+      {{ return(relations) }}
+  {%- endif -%}
+
   {%- set existing_relation = load_cached_relation(this) -%}
-  {%- set other_existing_relation = load_cached_relation(state_relation) -%}
 
   {%- if existing_relation and not flags.FULL_REFRESH -%}
       -- noop!
+      {{ log("Relation " ~ existing_relation ~ " already exists") }}
       {{ return(relations) }}
   {%- endif -%}
 
+  {%- set other_existing_relation = load_cached_relation(state_relation) -%}
+
   -- If this is a database that can do zero-copy cloning of tables, and the other relation is a table, then this will be a table
   -- Otherwise, this will be a view
 
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/clone.py b/core/dbt/task/clone.py
index 2e16b0035c6..cab0d6a2de4 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/clone.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/clone.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def execute(self, model, manifest):
 
 class CloneTask(GraphRunnableTask):
     def raise_on_first_error(self):
-        return True
+        return False
 
     def get_model_schemas(self, adapter, selected_uids: Iterable[str]) -> Set[BaseRelation]:
         if self.manifest is None: