diff --git a/core/dbt/task/run.py b/core/dbt/task/run.py
index 4c431ec227..45c5a227f2 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/run.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/run.py
@@ -4,7 +4,19 @@
 from copy import deepcopy
 from dataclasses import asdict, field
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import AbstractSet, Any, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Set, Tuple, Type
+from multiprocessing.pool import ThreadPool
+from typing import (
+    AbstractSet,
+    Any,
+    Callable,
+    Dict,
+    Iterable,
+    List,
+    Optional,
+    Set,
+    Tuple,
+    Type,
+)
 
 from dbt import tracking, utils
 from dbt.adapters.base import BaseAdapter, BaseRelation
@@ -674,40 +686,46 @@ def handle_job_queue(self, pool, callback):
             runner.do_skip(cause=cause)
 
         if isinstance(runner, MicrobatchModelRunner):
-            # Initial run computes batch metadata
-            result = self.call_runner(runner)
-            batch_results: List[RunResult] = []
-
-            # execute batches serially until a relation exists
-            relation_exists = runner.relation_exists
-            batch_idx = 0
-            while batch_idx < len(runner.batches):
-                batch_runner = MicrobatchModelRunner(
-                    self.config, runner.adapter, deepcopy(node), self.run_count, self.num_nodes
-                )
-                batch_runner.set_batch_idx(batch_idx)
-                batch_runner.set_relation_exists(relation_exists)
-                batch_runner.set_batches(runner.batches)
+            self.handle_microbatch_model(runner, pool, callback)
+        else:
+            args = [runner]
+            self._submit(pool, args, callback)
 
-                if relation_exists:
-                    self._submit(pool, [batch_runner], batch_results.append)
-                else:
-                    batch_results.append(self.call_runner(batch_runner))
-                    relation_exists = batch_runner.relation_exists
+    def handle_microbatch_model(
+        self, runner: MicrobatchModelRunner, pool: ThreadPool, callback: Callable
+    ):
+        # Initial run computes batch metadata
+        result = self.call_runner(runner)
+        batch_results: List[RunResult] = []
+
+        # Execute batches serially until a relation exists, at which point future batches are run in parallel
+        relation_exists = runner.relation_exists
+        batch_idx = 0
+        while batch_idx < len(runner.batches):
+            batch_runner = MicrobatchModelRunner(
+                self.config, runner.adapter, deepcopy(runner.node), self.run_count, self.num_nodes
+            )
+            batch_runner.set_batch_idx(batch_idx)
+            batch_runner.set_relation_exists(relation_exists)
+            batch_runner.set_batches(runner.batches)
 
-                batch_idx += 1
+            if relation_exists:
+                self._submit(pool, [batch_runner], batch_results.append)
+            else:
+                batch_results.append(self.call_runner(batch_runner))
+                relation_exists = batch_runner.relation_exists
 
-            # wait until all batches have completed
-            while len(batch_results) != len(runner.batches):
-                pass
+            batch_idx += 1
 
-            runner.merge_batch_results(result, batch_results)
-            track_model_run(runner.node_index, runner.num_nodes, result, adapter=runner.adapter)
-            runner.print_result_line(result)
-            callback(result)
-        else:
-            args = [runner]
-            self._submit(pool, args, callback)
+        # Wait until all batches have completed
+        while len(batch_results) != len(runner.batches):
+            pass
+
+        runner.merge_batch_results(result, batch_results)
+        track_model_run(runner.node_index, runner.num_nodes, result, adapter=runner.adapter)
+        runner.print_result_line(result)
+
+        callback(result)
 
     def _hook_keyfunc(self, hook: HookNode) -> Tuple[str, Optional[int]]:
         package_name = hook.package_name