diff --git a/cosmos/telemetry.py b/cosmos/telemetry.py
index 491d4f75c..df6df1f10 100644
--- a/cosmos/telemetry.py
+++ b/cosmos/telemetry.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def emit_usage_metrics(metrics: dict[str, object]) -> bool:
     logger.debug("Telemetry is enabled. Emitting the following usage metrics to %s: %s", telemetry_url, metrics)
     try:
         response = httpx.get(telemetry_url, timeout=constants.TELEMETRY_TIMEOUT, follow_redirects=True)
-    except httpx.RequestError as e:
+    except httpx.HTTPError as e:
         logger.warning(
             "Unable to emit usage metrics to %s. An HTTPX connection error occurred: %s.", telemetry_url, str(e)
         )