diff --git a/services/gossip/adapter/tcp/direct_transport_test.go b/services/gossip/adapter/tcp/direct_transport_test.go
index 16c9c6f33..6a557c5d4 100644
--- a/services/gossip/adapter/tcp/direct_transport_test.go
+++ b/services/gossip/adapter/tcp/direct_transport_test.go
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ func TestDirectTransport_HandlesStartupWithEmptyPeerList(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDirectTransport_SupportsTopologyChangeInRuntime(t *testing.T) {
 	with.Concurrency(t, func(ctx context.Context, harness *with.ConcurrencyHarness) {
+		harness.AllowErrorsMatching("failed sending gossip message") // because the test will send to node3 which is not in topology
+
 		node1 := aNode(ctx, harness.Logger)
 		node2 := aNode(ctx, harness.Logger)
 		node3 := aNode(ctx, harness.Logger)
@@ -86,12 +88,16 @@ func TestDirectTransport_SupportsTopologyChangeInRuntime(t *testing.T) {
 
 		node1.requireSendsSuccessfullyTo(t, ctx, node4)
 		node1.requireSendsSuccessfullyTo(t, ctx, node2)
-		require.Error(t, node2.transport.Send(ctx, &adapter.TransportData{
+		node2.listener.ExpectNotReceive()
+
+		node2.transport.Send(ctx, &adapter.TransportData{
 			SenderNodeAddress:      node2.address,
 			RecipientMode:          gossipmessages.RECIPIENT_LIST_MODE_LIST,
 			RecipientNodeAddresses: []primitives.NodeAddress{node3.address},
 			Payloads:               aMessage(),
-		}), "node 2 was able to send a message to node 3 which is no longer a part of its topology")
+		})
+
+		require.NoError(t, test.ConsistentlyVerify(test.EVENTUALLY_ADAPTER_TIMEOUT, node1.listener, node2.listener, node3.listener), "node 2 was able to send a message to node 3 which is no longer a part of its topology")
 	})
 }
 
@@ -136,6 +142,45 @@ func TestDirectTransport_SupportsBroadcastTransmissions(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestDirectTransport_FailsGracefullyIfMulticastFailedToSendToASingleRecipient(t *testing.T) {
+	with.Concurrency(t, func(ctx context.Context, harness *with.ConcurrencyHarness) {
+		harness.AllowErrorsMatching("failed sending gossip message") // because the test will send to an arbitrary recipient which is not in topology
+
+		node1 := aNode(ctx, harness.Logger)
+		node2 := aNode(ctx, harness.Logger)
+		superviseAll(harness, node1, node2)
+		defer shutdownAll(ctx, node1, node2)
+
+		waitForAllNodesToSatisfy(t, "server did not start", func(node *nodeHarness) bool { return node.transport.IsServerListening() }, node1, node2)
+
+		firstTopology := aTopologyContaining(node1, node2)
+		node1.transport.UpdateTopology(ctx, firstTopology)
+		node2.transport.UpdateTopology(ctx, firstTopology)
+
+		waitForAllNodesToSatisfy(t,
+			"expected all nodes to have peers added",
+			func(node *nodeHarness) bool { return len(node.transport.outgoingConnections.activeConnections) > 0 },
+			node1, node2)
+
+		waitForAllNodesToSatisfy(t,
+			"expected all outgoing queues to become enabled after topology change",
+			func(node *nodeHarness) bool { return node.transport.allOutgoingQueuesEnabled() },
+			node1, node2)
+
+		payloads := aMessage()
+
+		node2.listener.ExpectReceive(payloads)
+		require.NoError(t, node1.transport.Send(ctx, &adapter.TransportData{
+			SenderNodeAddress:      node1.address,
+			RecipientMode:          gossipmessages.RECIPIENT_LIST_MODE_LIST,
+			RecipientNodeAddresses: []primitives.NodeAddress{{0x1}, node2.address},
+			Payloads:               payloads,
+		}))
+
+		require.NoError(t, test.EventuallyVerify(test.EVENTUALLY_ADAPTER_TIMEOUT, node2.listener), "message was not sent to target node")
+	})
+}
+
 type nodeHarness struct {
 	transport *DirectTransport
 	address   primitives.NodeAddress
diff --git a/services/gossip/adapter/tcp/outgoing_connections.go b/services/gossip/adapter/tcp/outgoing_connections.go
index b5d916472..0a40dad7b 100644
--- a/services/gossip/adapter/tcp/outgoing_connections.go
+++ b/services/gossip/adapter/tcp/outgoing_connections.go
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ func (c *outgoingConnections) send(ctx context.Context, data *adapter.TransportD
 				client.addDataToOutgoingPeerQueue(ctx, data)
 				c.metrics.messageSize.Record(int64(data.TotalSize()))
 			} else {
-				return errors.Errorf("unknown recipient public key: %s", recipientPublicKey.String())
+				err := errors.Errorf("unknown recipient public key: %s", recipientPublicKey.String())
+				c.logger.Error("failed sending gossip message", log.Error(err), log.Stringable("recipient-public-key", recipientPublicKey))
 			}
 		}
 		return nil