diff --git a/datadog_lambda/trigger.py b/datadog_lambda/trigger.py
index 8090e36e..599d3c32 100644
--- a/datadog_lambda/trigger.py
+++ b/datadog_lambda/trigger.py
@@ -327,19 +327,29 @@ def extract_trigger_tags(event: dict, context: Any) -> dict:
     """
     Parses the trigger event object to get tags to be added to the span metadata
     """
-    trigger_tags = {}
-    event_source = parse_event_source(event)
-    if event_source.to_string() is not None and event_source.to_string() != "unknown":
-        trigger_tags["function_trigger.event_source"] = event_source.to_string()
+    try:
+        trigger_tags = {}
+        event_source = parse_event_source(event)
+        if (
+            event_source.to_string() is not None
+            and event_source.to_string() != "unknown"
+        ):
+            trigger_tags["function_trigger.event_source"] = event_source.to_string()
+
+            event_source_arn = get_event_source_arn(event_source, event, context)
+            if event_source_arn:
+                trigger_tags["function_trigger.event_source_arn"] = event_source_arn
 
-        event_source_arn = get_event_source_arn(event_source, event, context)
-        if event_source_arn:
-            trigger_tags["function_trigger.event_source_arn"] = event_source_arn
+        if event_source.event_type in _http_event_types:
+            trigger_tags.update(extract_http_tags(event))
 
-    if event_source.event_type in _http_event_types:
-        trigger_tags.update(extract_http_tags(event))
+        return trigger_tags
+    except Exception as e:
+        import logging
 
-    return trigger_tags
+        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        logger.info(f"Datadog failed to extract trigger tags: {e}")
+        return {}
 
 
 _str_http_triggers = [et.value for et in _http_event_types]
diff --git a/tests/test_trigger.py b/tests/test_trigger.py
index 9cb088f1..a9c86399 100644
--- a/tests/test_trigger.py
+++ b/tests/test_trigger.py
@@ -530,6 +530,15 @@ def test_extract_trigger_tags_list_type_event(self):
         tags = extract_trigger_tags(event, ctx)
         self.assertEqual(tags, {})
 
+    def test_extract_trigger_tags_error_handling(self):
+        event = {
+            "requestContext": "not_a_dict"
+        }  # This would cause an error as requestContext is not a dict
+        ctx = get_mock_context()
+
+        tags = extract_trigger_tags(event, ctx)
+        self.assertEqual(tags, {})
+
 
 class ExtractHTTPStatusCodeTag(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_extract_http_status_code_tag_from_response_dict(self):