diff --git a/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/emr.py b/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/emr.py
index aab675201497c..0209e5b737bd0 100644
--- a/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/emr.py
+++ b/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/emr.py
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ def __init__(
         ),
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        if not exactly_one(job_flow_id is None, job_flow_name is None):
-            raise AirflowException("Exactly one of job_flow_id or job_flow_name must be specified.")
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
         cluster_states = cluster_states or []
         steps = steps or []
@@ -186,6 +184,9 @@ def _inject_openlineage_parent_job_information(self, steps: list[dict], context:
         return result
 
     def execute(self, context: Context) -> list[str]:
+        if not exactly_one(self.job_flow_id is None, self.job_flow_name is None):
+            raise AirflowException("Exactly one of job_flow_id or job_flow_name must be specified.")
+
         job_flow_id = self.job_flow_id or self.hook.get_cluster_id_by_name(
             str(self.job_flow_name), self.cluster_states
         )
diff --git a/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/operators/test_emr_add_steps.py b/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/operators/test_emr_add_steps.py
index 7a8d6b3892ed9..1e00389c93466 100644
--- a/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/operators/test_emr_add_steps.py
+++ b/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/operators/test_emr_add_steps.py
@@ -91,14 +91,15 @@ def test_init(self):
             pytest.param(None, None, id="both-none"),
         ],
     )
-    def test_validate_mutually_exclusive_args(self, job_flow_id, job_flow_name):
+    def test_validate_mutually_exclusive_args_on_execute(self, job_flow_id, job_flow_name):
+        operator = EmrAddStepsOperator(
+            task_id="test_validate_mutually_exclusive_args",
+            job_flow_id=job_flow_id,
+            job_flow_name=job_flow_name,
+        )
         error_message = r"Exactly one of job_flow_id or job_flow_name must be specified\."
         with pytest.raises(AirflowException, match=error_message):
-            EmrAddStepsOperator(
-                task_id="test_validate_mutually_exclusive_args",
-                job_flow_id=job_flow_id,
-                job_flow_name=job_flow_name,
-            )
+            operator.execute(context=MagicMock())
 
     @pytest.mark.db_test
     def test_render_template(self, session, clean_dags_dagruns_and_dagbundles, testing_dag_bundle):
diff --git a/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt b/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
index 29ee3dd263922..cf0b4c258e93a 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
+++ b/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/appflow.py::AppflowB
 providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/dms.py::DmsModifyTaskOperator
 providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/dms.py::DmsStartReplicationOperator
 providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/ecs.py::EcsRunTaskOperator
-providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/emr.py::EmrAddStepsOperator
 providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/neptune.py::NeptuneStartDbClusterOperator
 providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/neptune.py::NeptuneStopDbClusterOperator
 providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/s3.py::S3DeleteObjectsOperator