diff --git a/providers/oracle/src/airflow/providers/oracle/transfers/oracle_to_oracle.py b/providers/oracle/src/airflow/providers/oracle/transfers/oracle_to_oracle.py
index da4cfb66b9d4a..554658a46781c 100644
--- a/providers/oracle/src/airflow/providers/oracle/transfers/oracle_to_oracle.py
+++ b/providers/oracle/src/airflow/providers/oracle/transfers/oracle_to_oracle.py
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ def __init__(
         **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        if source_sql_params is None:
-            source_sql_params = {}
+    
         self.oracle_destination_conn_id = oracle_destination_conn_id
         self.destination_table = destination_table
         self.oracle_source_conn_id = oracle_source_conn_id
@@ -84,6 +83,8 @@ def _execute(self, src_hook, dest_hook, context) -> None:
             cursor.close()
 
     def execute(self, context: Context) -> None:
+        if self.source_sql_params is None:
+            self.source_sql_params = {}
         src_hook = OracleHook(oracle_conn_id=self.oracle_source_conn_id)
         dest_hook = OracleHook(oracle_conn_id=self.oracle_destination_conn_id)
         self._execute(src_hook, dest_hook, context)
diff --git a/providers/oracle/tests/unit/oracle/transfers/test_oracle_to_oracle.py b/providers/oracle/tests/unit/oracle/transfers/test_oracle_to_oracle.py
index e2e66706da852..fccf1428126d9 100644
--- a/providers/oracle/tests/unit/oracle/transfers/test_oracle_to_oracle.py
+++ b/providers/oracle/tests/unit/oracle/transfers/test_oracle_to_oracle.py
@@ -68,3 +68,30 @@ def test_execute(self):
         mock_dest_hook.bulk_insert_rows.assert_called_once_with(
             destination_table, cursor_rows, commit_every=rows_chunk, target_fields=["id", "description"]
         )
+
+    @mock.patch("airflow.providers.oracle.transfers.oracle_to_oracle.OracleHook")
+    def test_source_sql_params_defaults_to_empty_dict_at_execute(self, mock_oracle_hook):
+        """
+        `source_sql_params` is a template field, so its None -> {} default must be
+        applied in execute() (after rendering), not in __init__.
+        """
+        op = OracleToOracleOperator(
+            task_id="copy_data",
+            oracle_destination_conn_id="dest_conn",
+            destination_table="destination_table",
+            oracle_source_conn_id="source_conn",
+            source_sql="select 1 from dual",
+        )
+
+        # __init__ keeps the value verbatim; the {} default is deferred to execute().
+        assert op.source_sql_params is None
+
+        mock_conn = mock_oracle_hook.return_value.get_conn.return_value.__enter__.return_value
+        mock_cursor = mock_conn.cursor.return_value
+        mock_cursor.description = []
+        mock_cursor.fetchmany.side_effect = [[]]
+
+        op.execute(context={})
+
+        assert op.source_sql_params == {}
+        mock_cursor.execute.assert_called_once_with("select 1 from dual", {})
diff --git a/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt b/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
index e192ef70bafb8..0dc388ff9bbd8 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
+++ b/scripts/ci/prek/validate_operators_init_exemptions.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ providers/google/src/airflow/providers/google/marketing_platform/operators/campa
 providers/microsoft/azure/src/airflow/providers/microsoft/azure/transfers/gcs_to_wasb.py::GCSToAzureBlobStorageOperator
 providers/microsoft/azure/src/airflow/providers/microsoft/azure/transfers/oracle_to_azure_data_lake.py::OracleToAzureDataLakeOperator
 providers/microsoft/psrp/src/airflow/providers/microsoft/psrp/operators/psrp.py::PsrpOperator
-providers/oracle/src/airflow/providers/oracle/transfers/oracle_to_oracle.py::OracleToOracleOperator
+providers/papermill/src/airflow/providers/papermill/operators/papermill.py::PapermillOperator
 providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/bash.py::BashOperator
 providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/trigger_dagrun.py::TriggerDagRunOperator