diff --git a/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml
index 68074e626b..21fd547114 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: ./metadata-ingestion/scripts/install_deps.sh
       - name: Install airflow package and test (extras ${{ matrix.extra_pip_requirements }})
-        run: ./gradlew -Pextra_pip_requirements='${{ matrix.extra_pip_requirements }}' -Pextra_pip_extras='${{ matrix.extra_pip_extras }}' :metadata-ingestion-modules:airflow-plugin:lint :metadata-ingestion-modules:airflow-plugin:testQuick
+        run: ./gradlew -Pextra_pip_requirements='${{ matrix.extra_pip_requirements }}' -Pextra_pip_extras='${{ matrix.extra_pip_extras }}' :metadata-ingestion-modules:airflow-plugin:build
       - name: pip freeze show list installed
         if: always()
         run: source metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/venv/bin/activate && pip freeze
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/datahub_plugin.py b/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/datahub_plugin.py
index 2b0b751bd7..437c42713e 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/datahub_plugin.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/datahub_plugin.py
@@ -50,21 +50,28 @@ class DatahubPlugin(AirflowPlugin):
     name = "datahub_plugin"
 
     if _USE_AIRFLOW_LISTENER_INTERFACE:
-        if not NEEDS_AIRFLOW_LISTENER_MODULE:
-            from datahub_airflow_plugin.datahub_listener import (  # type: ignore[misc]
-                get_airflow_plugin_listener,
+        try:
+            if not NEEDS_AIRFLOW_LISTENER_MODULE:
+                from datahub_airflow_plugin.datahub_listener import (  # type: ignore[misc]
+                    get_airflow_plugin_listener,
+                )
+
+                listeners: list = list(filter(None, [get_airflow_plugin_listener()]))
+
+            else:
+                # On Airflow < 2.5, we need the listener to be a module.
+                # This is just a quick shim layer to make that work.
+                #
+                # Related Airflow change: https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/27113.
+                import datahub_airflow_plugin._datahub_listener_module as _listener_module  # type: ignore[misc]
+
+                listeners = [_listener_module]
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"Failed to load the DataHub plugin's event listener: {e}",
+                exc_info=True,
             )
-
-            listeners: list = list(filter(None, [get_airflow_plugin_listener()]))
-
-        else:
-            # On Airflow < 2.5, we need the listener to be a module.
-            # This is just a quick shim layer to make that work.
-            #
-            # Related Airflow change: https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/27113.
-            import datahub_airflow_plugin._datahub_listener_module as _listener_module  # type: ignore[misc]
-
-            listeners = [_listener_module]
+            listeners = []
 
 
 if not _USE_AIRFLOW_LISTENER_INTERFACE: