diff --git a/api/src/main/java/marquez/db/DatasetFacetsDao.java b/api/src/main/java/marquez/db/DatasetFacetsDao.java
index ce4a2556cd..30eb575330 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/marquez/db/DatasetFacetsDao.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/marquez/db/DatasetFacetsDao.java
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ default void insertDatasetFacetsFor(
   default void insertInputDatasetFacetsFor(
       @NonNull UUID datasetUuid,
       @NonNull UUID datasetVersionUuid,
-      @NonNull UUID runUuid,
+      @Nullable UUID runUuid,
       @NonNull Instant lineageEventTime,
-      @NonNull String lineageEventType,
+      @Nullable String lineageEventType,
       @NonNull LineageEvent.InputDatasetFacets inputFacets) {
     final Instant now = Instant.now();
 
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ default void insertInputDatasetFacetsFor(
   default void insertOutputDatasetFacetsFor(
       @NonNull UUID datasetUuid,
       @NonNull UUID datasetVersionUuid,
-      @NonNull UUID runUuid,
+      @Nullable UUID runUuid,
       @NonNull Instant lineageEventTime,
-      @NonNull String lineageEventType,
+      @Nullable String lineageEventType,
       @NonNull LineageEvent.OutputDatasetFacets outputFacets) {
     final Instant now = Instant.now();