diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230912-133327.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230912-133327.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afa2f3657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230912-133327.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: use get_replace_sql in redshift__get_alter_materialized_view_as_sql
+time: 2023-09-12T13:33:27.451042-07:00
+custom:
+  Author: colin-rogers-dbt
diff --git a/dbt/include/redshift/macros/relations/materialized_view/alter.sql b/dbt/include/redshift/macros/relations/materialized_view/alter.sql
index 6165e441d..7f0379847 100644
--- a/dbt/include/redshift/macros/relations/materialized_view/alter.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/redshift/macros/relations/materialized_view/alter.sql
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     -- apply a full refresh immediately if needed
     {% if configuration_changes.requires_full_refresh %}
 
-        {{ get_replace_materialized_view_as_sql(relation, sql, existing_relation, backup_relation, intermediate_relation) }}
+        {{ get_replace_sql(existing_relation, relation,  sql) }}
 
     -- otherwise apply individual changes as needed
     {% else %}
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/materialized_view_tests/utils.py b/tests/functional/adapter/materialized_view_tests/utils.py
index bc172be69..112ae3057 100644
--- a/tests/functional/adapter/materialized_view_tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/materialized_view_tests/utils.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def run_dbt_and_capture_with_retries_redshift_mv(args: List[str], max_retries: i
         try:
             # there's no point to using this with expect_pass=False
             return run_dbt_and_capture(args, expect_pass=True)
-        except AssertionError:
+        except AssertionError as e:
             retries += 1
-    return None
+            if retries == max_retries:
+                raise e