diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/grafana/models.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/grafana/models.py
index 6eef203dfe..19155c9f8a 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/grafana/models.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/grafana/models.py
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ References:
 - Dashboard JSON structure: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/dashboards/build-dashboards/view-dashboard-json-model/
 """
 
+import logging
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
 
 from datahub.emitter.mcp_builder import ContainerKey
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # Grafana-specific type definitions for better type safety
 GrafanaQueryTarget = Dict[
     str, Any
@@ -89,7 +91,13 @@ class Dashboard(_GrafanaBaseModel):
     def parse_obj(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "Dashboard":
         """Custom parsing to handle nested panel extraction."""
         dashboard_data = data.get("dashboard", {})
-        panels = cls.extract_panels(dashboard_data.get("panels", []))
+        _panel_data = dashboard_data.get("panels", [])
+        try:
+            panels = cls.extract_panels(_panel_data)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"Error extracting panels from dashboard for dashboard panels {_panel_data} : {e}"
+            )
 
         # Extract meta.folderId from nested structure
         meta = dashboard_data.get("meta", {})