diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/__init__.py b/sdk/python/feast/__init__.py
index 4b2af15bd1..7a1a70f23c 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/__init__.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+
 from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound, get_distribution
 
 from .client import Client
@@ -16,6 +18,12 @@
 from .repo_config import RepoConfig
 from .value_type import ValueType
 
+logging.basicConfig(
+    format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s:%(message)s",
+    datefmt="%m/%d/%Y %I:%M:%S %p",
+    level=logging.INFO,
+)
+
 try:
     __version__ = get_distribution(__name__).version
 except DistributionNotFound:
diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/telemetry.py b/sdk/python/feast/telemetry.py
index f483e69b69..7c8247f3af 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/telemetry.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/telemetry.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-
+import logging
 import os
 import sys
 import uuid
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from functools import wraps
 from os.path import expanduser, join
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Tuple
+from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
 
 import requests
 
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@
 TELEMETRY_ENDPOINT = (
     "https://us-central1-kf-feast.cloudfunctions.net/bq_telemetry_logger"
 )
+_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class Telemetry:
     def __init__(self):
-        self._telemetry_enabled = False
+        self._telemetry_enabled: bool = False
         self.check_env_and_configure()
 
     def check_env_and_configure(self):
@@ -45,35 +46,39 @@ def check_env_and_configure(self):
             self._telemetry_enabled = telemetry_enabled
 
             if self._telemetry_enabled:
-                feast_home_dir = join(expanduser("~"), ".feast")
-                Path(feast_home_dir).mkdir(exist_ok=True)
-                telemetry_filepath = join(feast_home_dir, "telemetry")
-
-                self._is_test = os.getenv("FEAST_IS_TELEMETRY_TEST", "False") == "True"
-                self._telemetry_counter = {"get_online_features": 0}
-
-                if os.path.exists(telemetry_filepath):
-                    with open(telemetry_filepath, "r") as f:
-                        self._telemetry_id = f.read()
-                else:
-                    self._telemetry_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+                try:
+                    feast_home_dir = join(expanduser("~"), ".feast")
+                    Path(feast_home_dir).mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+                    telemetry_filepath = join(feast_home_dir, "telemetry")
 
-                    with open(telemetry_filepath, "w") as f:
-                        f.write(self._telemetry_id)
-                    print(
-                        "Feast is an open source project that collects anonymized error reporting and usage statistics. To opt out or learn"
-                        " more see https://docs.feast.dev/reference/telemetry"
+                    self._is_test = (
+                        os.getenv("FEAST_IS_TELEMETRY_TEST", "False") == "True"
                     )
+                    self._telemetry_counter = {"get_online_features": 0}
+
+                    if os.path.exists(telemetry_filepath):
+                        with open(telemetry_filepath, "r") as f:
+                            self._telemetry_id = f.read()
+                    else:
+                        self._telemetry_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+
+                        with open(telemetry_filepath, "w") as f:
+                            f.write(self._telemetry_id)
+                        print(
+                            "Feast is an open source project that collects anonymized error reporting and usage statistics. To opt out or learn"
+                            " more see https://docs.feast.dev/reference/telemetry"
+                        )
+                except Exception as e:
+                    _logger.debug(f"Unable to configure telemetry {e}")
 
     @property
-    def telemetry_id(self):
+    def telemetry_id(self) -> Optional[str]:
         if os.getenv("FEAST_FORCE_TELEMETRY_UUID"):
             return os.getenv("FEAST_FORCE_TELEMETRY_UUID")
         return self._telemetry_id
 
     def log(self, function_name: str):
         self.check_env_and_configure()
-
         if self._telemetry_enabled and self.telemetry_id:
             if function_name == "get_online_features":
                 if self._telemetry_counter["get_online_features"] % 10000 != 0:
@@ -99,7 +104,6 @@ def log(self, function_name: str):
 
     def log_exception(self, error_type: str, traceback: List[Tuple[str, int, str]]):
         self.check_env_and_configure()
-
         if self._telemetry_enabled and self.telemetry_id:
             json = {
                 "error_type": error_type,