diff --git a/internal/telemetry/throttler.go b/internal/telemetry/throttler.go
index 2409e2ab3..37e050e64 100644
--- a/internal/telemetry/throttler.go
+++ b/internal/telemetry/throttler.go
@@ -92,15 +92,18 @@ func (t *throttler) startWorkers() {
 						return
 					}
 					res, err := t.sendTelemetryRecord(record)
-					if debugMode {
-						if err != nil {
-							getLogger().Printf("send telemetry record error: %v\n", err)
+					if err == nil && res != nil && res.Body != nil {
+						if debugMode {
+							bts, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+							if err != nil {
+								getLogger().Printf("read response body error: %v\n", err)
+							} else {
+								getLogger().Printf("[Event %s.%s] %s\n", record.ResourceType, record.EventType, string(bts))
+							}
+						} else {
+							_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, res.Body)
 						}
-						bts, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
-						if err != nil {
-							getLogger().Printf("read response body error: %v\n", err)
-						}
-						getLogger().Printf("[Event %s.%s] %s\n", record.ResourceType, record.EventType, string(bts))
+						_ = res.Body.Close()
 					}
 				case <-ctx.Done():
 					getLogger().Println(ctx.Err())