diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/ci_visibility/recorder.py b/ddtrace/internal/ci_visibility/recorder.py
index 6a3121b35e0..f3d70d6b58f 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/ci_visibility/recorder.py
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/ci_visibility/recorder.py
@@ -554,6 +554,12 @@ def _fetch_tests_to_skip(self, skipping_mode: str):
                 self._test_suites_to_skip = []
                 self._tests_to_skip = defaultdict(list)
 
+        except Exception:
+            log.warning("Error retrieving skippable test data, no tests will be skipped", exc_info=True)
+            error_type = ERROR_TYPES.UNKNOWN
+            self._test_suites_to_skip = []
+            self._tests_to_skip = defaultdict(list)
+
         finally:
             record_itr_skippable_request(
                 sw.elapsed() * 1000,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ci-visibility-handle-exception-in-tests-to-skip-675db3b857f8e232.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ci-visibility-handle-exception-in-tests-to-skip-675db3b857f8e232.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe63970e61a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ci-visibility-handle-exception-in-tests-to-skip-675db3b857f8e232.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    CI Visibility: This fix resolves an issue where exceptions other than timeouts and connection errors raised 
+    while fetching the list of skippable tests for ITR were not being handled correctly and caused the tracer to 
+    crash.
diff --git a/tests/ci_visibility/test_ci_visibility.py b/tests/ci_visibility/test_ci_visibility.py
index a02d9da934e..430ce6203a7 100644
--- a/tests/ci_visibility/test_ci_visibility.py
+++ b/tests/ci_visibility/test_ci_visibility.py
@@ -207,6 +207,25 @@ def test_ci_visibility_service_skippable_timeout(_do_request, _check_enabled_fea
         CIVisibility.disable()
 
 
+@mock.patch(
+    "ddtrace.internal.ci_visibility.recorder.CIVisibility._check_enabled_features",
+    return_value=_CIVisibilitySettings(True, True, False, True),
+)
+@mock.patch("ddtrace.internal.ci_visibility.recorder._do_request", side_effect=ValueError)
+def test_ci_visibility_service_skippable_other_error(_do_request, _check_enabled_features):
+    with override_env(
+        dict(
+            DD_API_KEY="foobar.baz",
+            DD_APP_KEY="foobar",
+            DD_CIVISIBILITY_AGENTLESS_ENABLED="1",
+        )
+    ), _dummy_noop_git_client():
+        ddtrace.internal.ci_visibility.recorder.ddconfig = _get_default_civisibility_ddconfig()
+        CIVisibility.enable(service="test-service")
+        assert CIVisibility._instance._test_suites_to_skip == []
+        CIVisibility.disable()
+
+
 @mock.patch("ddtrace.internal.ci_visibility.recorder._do_request")
 def test_ci_visibility_service_enable_with_itr_enabled(_do_request):
     with override_env(