diff --git a/providers/openlineage/src/airflow/providers/openlineage/sqlparser.py b/providers/openlineage/src/airflow/providers/openlineage/sqlparser.py
index f461513463cc1..d89852acbda14 100644
--- a/providers/openlineage/src/airflow/providers/openlineage/sqlparser.py
+++ b/providers/openlineage/src/airflow/providers/openlineage/sqlparser.py
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ def parse_table_schemas(
             else None,
         )
 
+    @staticmethod
     def get_metadata_from_parser(
-        self,
         inputs: list[DbTableMeta],
         outputs: list[DbTableMeta],
         database_info: DatabaseInfo,
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ def generate_openlineage_metadata_from_sql(
         :param database_info: database specific information
         :param database: when passed it takes precedence over parsed database name
         :param sqlalchemy_engine: when passed, engine's dialect is used to compile SQL queries
+        :param use_connection: if call to db should be performed to enrich datasets (e.g., with schema)
         """
         job_facets: dict[str, JobFacet] = {"sql": sql_job.SQLJobFacet(query=self.normalize_sql(sql))}
         parse_result = self.parse(sql=self.split_sql_string(sql))
@@ -338,17 +339,28 @@ def generate_openlineage_metadata_from_sql(
             )
 
         namespace = self.create_namespace(database_info=database_info)
+        inputs: list[Dataset] = []
+        outputs: list[Dataset] = []
         if use_connection:
-            inputs, outputs = self.parse_table_schemas(
-                hook=hook,
-                inputs=parse_result.in_tables,
-                outputs=parse_result.out_tables,
-                namespace=namespace,
-                database=database,
-                database_info=database_info,
-                sqlalchemy_engine=sqlalchemy_engine,
-            )
-        else:
+            try:
+                inputs, outputs = self.parse_table_schemas(
+                    hook=hook,
+                    inputs=parse_result.in_tables,
+                    outputs=parse_result.out_tables,
+                    namespace=namespace,
+                    database=database,
+                    database_info=database_info,
+                    sqlalchemy_engine=sqlalchemy_engine,
+                )
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.log.warning(
+                    "OpenLineage method failed to enrich datasets using db metadata. Exception: `%s`",
+                    e,
+                )
+                self.log.debug("OpenLineage failure details:", exc_info=True)
+
+        # If call to db failed or was not performed, use datasets from sql parsing alone
+        if not inputs and not outputs:
             inputs, outputs = self.get_metadata_from_parser(
                 inputs=parse_result.in_tables,
                 outputs=parse_result.out_tables,
diff --git a/providers/openlineage/tests/unit/openlineage/test_sqlparser.py b/providers/openlineage/tests/unit/openlineage/test_sqlparser.py
index e93f90551ac87..02331db879e1d 100644
--- a/providers/openlineage/tests/unit/openlineage/test_sqlparser.py
+++ b/providers/openlineage/tests/unit/openlineage/test_sqlparser.py
@@ -356,3 +356,53 @@ def test_generate_openlineage_metadata_from_sql(self, mock_parse, parser_returns
             }
         )
         assert metadata.job_facets["sql"].query.replace(" ", "") == formatted_sql.replace(" ", "")
+
+    def test_generate_openlineage_metadata_from_sql_with_db_error(self):
+        parser = SQLParser(default_schema="ANOTHER_SCHEMA")
+        db_info = DatabaseInfo(scheme="myscheme", authority="host:port")
+
+        hook = MagicMock()
+
+        sql = """INSERT INTO popular_orders_day_of_week (order_day_of_week)
+        SELECT EXTRACT(ISODOW FROM order_placed_on) AS order_day_of_week
+        FROM top_delivery_times -- irrelevant comment"""
+
+        hook.get_conn.side_effect = RuntimeError("Simulated DB error")
+
+        formatted_sql = """INSERT INTO popular_orders_day_of_week (order_day_of_week)
+        SELECT EXTRACT(ISODOW FROM order_placed_on) AS order_day_of_week
+        FROM top_delivery_times"""
+        expected_schema = "ANOTHER_SCHEMA"
+        metadata = parser.generate_openlineage_metadata_from_sql(
+            sql=sql, hook=hook, database_info=db_info, use_connection=True
+        )
+
+        assert metadata.inputs == [
+            Dataset(
+                namespace="myscheme://host:port",
+                name=f"{expected_schema}.top_delivery_times",
+                facets={},
+            )
+        ]
+        assert len(metadata.outputs) == 1
+        assert metadata.outputs[0].namespace == "myscheme://host:port"
+        assert metadata.outputs[0].name == f"{expected_schema}.popular_orders_day_of_week"
+        assert len(metadata.outputs[0].facets) == 1
+        assert metadata.outputs[0].facets[
+            "columnLineage"
+        ] == column_lineage_dataset.ColumnLineageDatasetFacet(
+            fields={
+                "order_day_of_week": column_lineage_dataset.Fields(
+                    inputFields=[
+                        column_lineage_dataset.InputField(
+                            namespace="myscheme://host:port",
+                            name=f"{expected_schema}.top_delivery_times",
+                            field="order_placed_on",
+                        )
+                    ],
+                    transformationDescription="",
+                    transformationType="",
+                )
+            }
+        )
+        assert metadata.job_facets["sql"].query.replace(" ", "") == formatted_sql.replace(" ", "")