diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/telemetry/writer.py b/ddtrace/internal/telemetry/writer.py
index 71de6b03907..2be240c06fd 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/telemetry/writer.py
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/telemetry/writer.py
@@ -118,11 +118,17 @@ def send_event(self, request: Dict) -> Optional[httplib.HTTPResponse]:
                 conn.request("POST", self._endpoint, rb_json, headers)
                 resp = get_connection_response(conn)
             if resp.status < 300:
-                log.debug("sent %d in %.5fs to %s. response: %s", len(rb_json), sw.elapsed(), self.url, resp.status)
+                log.debug(
+                    "Instrumentation Telemetry sent %d in %.5fs to %s. response: %s",
+                    len(rb_json),
+                    sw.elapsed(),
+                    self.url,
+                    resp.status,
+                )
             else:
-                log.debug("failed to send telemetry to %s. response: %s", self.url, resp.status)
-        except Exception:
-            log.debug("failed to send telemetry to %s.", self.url, exc_info=True)
+                log.debug("Failed to send Instrumentation Telemetry to %s. response: %s", self.url, resp.status)
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.debug("Failed to send Instrumentation Telemetry to %s. Error: %s", self.url, str(e))
         finally:
             if conn is not None:
                 conn.close()
diff --git a/tests/telemetry/test_writer.py b/tests/telemetry/test_writer.py
index bcc3be9e38c..3b5ec7226af 100644
--- a/tests/telemetry/test_writer.py
+++ b/tests/telemetry/test_writer.py
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ def test_send_failing_request(mock_status, telemetry_writer):
                 telemetry_writer.periodic(force_flush=True)
                 # asserts unsuccessful status code was logged
                 log.debug.assert_called_with(
-                    "failed to send telemetry to %s. response: %s",
+                    "Failed to send Instrumentation Telemetry to %s. response: %s",
                     telemetry_writer._client.url,
                     mock_status,
                 )