diff --git a/providers/weaviate/src/airflow/providers/weaviate/operators/weaviate.py b/providers/weaviate/src/airflow/providers/weaviate/operators/weaviate.py
index de080c7232036..a52317393f078 100644
--- a/providers/weaviate/src/airflow/providers/weaviate/operators/weaviate.py
+++ b/providers/weaviate/src/airflow/providers/weaviate/operators/weaviate.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         conn_id: str,
         collection_name: str,
-        input_data: list[dict[str, Any]] | pd.DataFrame | None = None,
+        input_data: list[dict[str, Any]] | pd.DataFrame,
         vector_col: str = "Vector",
         uuid_column: str = "id",
         tenant: str | None = None,
@@ -75,15 +75,14 @@ def __init__(
         self.input_data = input_data
         self.hook_params = hook_params or {}
 
-        if self.input_data is None:
-            raise TypeError("input_data is required")
-
     @cached_property
     def hook(self) -> WeaviateHook:
         """Return an instance of the WeaviateHook."""
         return WeaviateHook(conn_id=self.conn_id, **self.hook_params)
 
     def execute(self, context: Context) -> None:
+        if self.input_data is None:
+            raise TypeError("input_data is required")
         self.log.debug("Input data: %s", self.input_data)
         self.hook.batch_data(
             collection_name=self.collection_name,
diff --git a/providers/weaviate/tests/unit/weaviate/operators/test_weaviate.py b/providers/weaviate/tests/unit/weaviate/operators/test_weaviate.py
index 0f09fb35d528b..dbb94265f81ae 100644
--- a/providers/weaviate/tests/unit/weaviate/operators/test_weaviate.py
+++ b/providers/weaviate/tests/unit/weaviate/operators/test_weaviate.py
@@ -81,6 +81,21 @@ def test_execute_passes_tenant_to_hook(self):
             tenant="tenant-a",
         )
 
+    def test_missing_input_data_raises_at_execute_not_init(self):
+        """
+        input_data is a template field, so the required-value check runs in execute()
+        (after rendering), not in __init__. Constructing with input_data=None must not raise.
+        """
+        operator = WeaviateIngestOperator(
+            task_id="weaviate_task",
+            conn_id="weaviate_conn",
+            collection_name="my_collection",
+            input_data=None,
+        )
+
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="input_data is required"):
+            operator.execute(context=None)
+
     @pytest.mark.db_test
     def test_templates(self, create_task_instance_of_operator):
         dag_id = "TestWeaviateIngestOperator"
diff --git a/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt b/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
index 71a13973e4c4a..b78123db0dc66 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
+++ b/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
@@ -69,4 +69,3 @@ providers/ssh/src/airflow/providers/ssh/operators/ssh_remote_job.py::SSHRemoteJo
 providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/bash.py::BashOperator
 providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/trigger_dagrun.py::TriggerDagRunOperator
 providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/sensors/date_time.py::DateTimeSensor
-providers/weaviate/src/airflow/providers/weaviate/operators/weaviate.py::WeaviateIngestOperator