diff --git a/sentry_sdk/spotlight.py b/sentry_sdk/spotlight.py
index 9b686bfc89..3d02ee74f0 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/spotlight.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/spotlight.py
@@ -17,9 +17,15 @@ def __init__(self, url):
         # type: (str) -> None
         self.url = url
         self.http = urllib3.PoolManager()
+        self.tries = 0
 
     def capture_envelope(self, envelope):
         # type: (Envelope) -> None
+        if self.tries > 3:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Too many errors sending to Spotlight, stop sending events there."
+            )
+            return
         body = io.BytesIO()
         envelope.serialize_into(body)
         try:
@@ -33,7 +39,8 @@ def capture_envelope(self, envelope):
             )
             req.close()
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.exception(str(e))
+            self.tries += 1
+            logger.warning(str(e))
 
 
 def setup_spotlight(options):
diff --git a/tests/test_metrics.py b/tests/test_metrics.py
index 3f8b6049d8..98afea6f02 100644
--- a/tests/test_metrics.py
+++ b/tests/test_metrics.py
@@ -700,8 +700,8 @@ def should_summarize_metric(key, tags):
     with start_transaction(
         op="stuff", name="/foo", source=TRANSACTION_SOURCE_ROUTE
     ) as transaction:
-        metrics.timing("foo", value=1.0, tags={"a": "b"}, timestamp=ts)
-        metrics.timing("foo", value=1.0, tags={"b": "c"}, timestamp=ts)
+        metrics.timing("foo", value=3.0, tags={"a": "b"}, timestamp=ts)
+        metrics.timing("foo", value=2.0, tags={"b": "c"}, timestamp=ts)
         metrics.timing("bar", value=1.0, tags={"a": "b"}, timestamp=ts)
 
     Hub.current.flush()
@@ -719,34 +719,31 @@ def should_summarize_metric(key, tags):
 
     # Measurement Attachment
     t = transaction.items[0].get_transaction_event()["_metrics_summary"]
-    assert t == {
-        "d:foo@second": [
-            {
-                "tags": {
-                    "a": "b",
-                    "environment": "not-fun-env",
-                    "release": "fun-release@1.0.0",
-                    "transaction": "/foo",
-                },
-                "min": 1.0,
-                "max": 1.0,
-                "count": 1,
-                "sum": 1.0,
-            },
-            {
-                "tags": {
-                    "b": "c",
-                    "environment": "not-fun-env",
-                    "release": "fun-release@1.0.0",
-                    "transaction": "/foo",
-                },
-                "min": 1.0,
-                "max": 1.0,
-                "count": 1,
-                "sum": 1.0,
-            },
-        ]
-    }
+    assert len(t["d:foo@second"]) == 2
+    assert {
+        "tags": {
+            "a": "b",
+            "environment": "not-fun-env",
+            "release": "fun-release@1.0.0",
+            "transaction": "/foo",
+        },
+        "min": 3.0,
+        "max": 3.0,
+        "count": 1,
+        "sum": 3.0,
+    } in t["d:foo@second"]
+    assert {
+        "tags": {
+            "b": "c",
+            "environment": "not-fun-env",
+            "release": "fun-release@1.0.0",
+            "transaction": "/foo",
+        },
+        "min": 2.0,
+        "max": 2.0,
+        "count": 1,
+        "sum": 2.0,
+    } in t["d:foo@second"]
 
 
 def test_tag_normalization(sentry_init, capture_envelopes):