diff --git a/cosmos/telemetry.py b/cosmos/telemetry.py
index 0e267b28b..e00725186 100644
--- a/cosmos/telemetry.py
+++ b/cosmos/telemetry.py
@@ -47,15 +47,23 @@ def emit_usage_metrics(metrics: dict[str, object]) -> bool:
         **metrics, telemetry_version=constants.TELEMETRY_VERSION, query_string=query_string
     )
     logger.debug("Telemetry is enabled. Emitting the following usage metrics to %s: %s", telemetry_url, metrics)
-    response = httpx.get(telemetry_url, timeout=constants.TELEMETRY_TIMEOUT, follow_redirects=True)
-    if not response.is_success:
+    try:
+        response = httpx.get(telemetry_url, timeout=constants.TELEMETRY_TIMEOUT, follow_redirects=True)
+    except httpx.ConnectError as e:
         logger.warning(
-            "Unable to emit usage metrics to %s. Status code: %s. Message: %s",
-            telemetry_url,
-            response.status_code,
-            response.text,
+            "Unable to emit usage metrics to %s. An HTTPX connection error occurred: %s.", telemetry_url, str(e)
         )
-    return response.is_success
+        is_success = False
+    else:
+        is_success = response.is_success
+        if not is_success:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Unable to emit usage metrics to %s. Status code: %s. Message: %s",
+                telemetry_url,
+                response.status_code,
+                response.text,
+            )
+    return is_success
 
 
 def emit_usage_metrics_if_enabled(event_type: str, additional_metrics: dict[str, object]) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/test_telemetry.py b/tests/test_telemetry.py
index b11caabe1..fb2eea8c7 100644
--- a/tests/test_telemetry.py
+++ b/tests/test_telemetry.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import httpx
 import pytest
 
 from cosmos import telemetry
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ class MockFailedResponse:
 
 
 @patch("cosmos.telemetry.httpx.get", return_value=MockFailedResponse())
-def test_emit_usage_metrics_fails(mock_httpx_get, caplog):
+def test_emit_usage_metrics_is_unsuccessful(mock_httpx_get, caplog):
     sample_metrics = {
         "cosmos_version": "1.8.0a4",
         "airflow_version": "2.10.1",
@@ -70,6 +71,32 @@ def test_emit_usage_metrics_fails(mock_httpx_get, caplog):
     assert log_msg in caplog.text
 
 
+@patch("cosmos.telemetry.httpx.get", side_effect=httpx.ConnectError(message="Something is not right"))
+def test_emit_usage_metrics_fails(mock_httpx_get, caplog):
+    sample_metrics = {
+        "cosmos_version": "1.8.0a4",
+        "airflow_version": "2.10.1",
+        "python_version": "3.11",
+        "platform_system": "darwin",
+        "platform_machine": "amd64",
+        "event_type": "dag_run",
+        "status": "success",
+        "dag_hash": "d151d1fa2f03270ea116cc7494f2c591",
+        "task_count": 3,
+        "cosmos_task_count": 3,
+    }
+    is_success = telemetry.emit_usage_metrics(sample_metrics)
+    mock_httpx_get.assert_called_once_with(
+        f"""https://astronomer.gateway.scarf.sh/astronomer-cosmos/v1/1.8.0a4/2.10.1/3.11/darwin/amd64/dag_run/success/d151d1fa2f03270ea116cc7494f2c591/3/3""",
+        timeout=1.0,
+        follow_redirects=True,
+    )
+    assert not is_success
+    log_msg = f"""Unable to emit usage metrics to https://astronomer.gateway.scarf.sh/astronomer-cosmos/v1/1.8.0a4/2.10.1/3.11/darwin/amd64/dag_run/success/d151d1fa2f03270ea116cc7494f2c591/3/3. An HTTPX connection error occurred: Something is not right."""
+    assert caplog.text.startswith("WARNING")
+    assert log_msg in caplog.text
+
+
 @pytest.mark.integration
 def test_emit_usage_metrics_succeeds(caplog):
     caplog.set_level(logging.DEBUG)