diff --git a/comp/otelcol/logsagentpipeline/logsagentpipelineimpl/agent.go b/comp/otelcol/logsagentpipeline/logsagentpipelineimpl/agent.go
index 9ad68b1537cb6..c874c00b21fba 100644
--- a/comp/otelcol/logsagentpipeline/logsagentpipelineimpl/agent.go
+++ b/comp/otelcol/logsagentpipeline/logsagentpipelineimpl/agent.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (a *Agent) Start(context.Context) error {
 	a.log.Debug("Starting logs-agent...")
 
 	// setup the server config
-	endpoints, err := buildEndpoints(a.config)
+	endpoints, err := buildEndpoints(a.config, a.log)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		message := fmt.Sprintf("Invalid endpoints: %v", err)
@@ -219,10 +219,13 @@ func (a *Agent) SetupPipeline(
 }
 
 // buildEndpoints builds endpoints for the logs agent
-func buildEndpoints(coreConfig pkgconfigmodel.Reader) (*config.Endpoints, error) {
+func buildEndpoints(coreConfig pkgconfigmodel.Reader, log logComponent.Component) (*config.Endpoints, error) {
 	httpConnectivity := config.HTTPConnectivityFailure
 	if endpoints, err := config.BuildHTTPEndpoints(coreConfig, intakeTrackType, config.AgentJSONIntakeProtocol, config.DefaultIntakeOrigin); err == nil {
 		httpConnectivity = http.CheckConnectivity(endpoints.Main, coreConfig)
+		if !httpConnectivity {
+			log.Warn("Error while validating API key")
+		}
 	}
 	return config.BuildEndpoints(coreConfig, httpConnectivity, intakeTrackType, config.AgentJSONIntakeProtocol, config.DefaultIntakeOrigin)
 }
diff --git a/comp/otelcol/logsagentpipeline/logsagentpipelineimpl/agent_test.go b/comp/otelcol/logsagentpipeline/logsagentpipelineimpl/agent_test.go
index 3698f61e3d6ef..50cf5d335f10b 100644
--- a/comp/otelcol/logsagentpipeline/logsagentpipelineimpl/agent_test.go
+++ b/comp/otelcol/logsagentpipeline/logsagentpipelineimpl/agent_test.go
@@ -175,11 +175,12 @@ func TestAgentTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBuildEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
-	config := fxutil.Test[configComponent.Component](t, fx.Options(
+	deps := fxutil.Test[testDeps](t, fx.Options(
 		configComponent.MockModule(),
+		logimpl.MockModule(),
 	))
 
-	endpoints, err := buildEndpoints(config)
+	endpoints, err := buildEndpoints(deps.Config, deps.Log)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "agent-intake.logs.datadoghq.com", endpoints.Main.Host)
 }