diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/base.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/base.test.ts
index 6660af09f339..aca8784ad511 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/base.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/base.test.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe('BaseClient', () => {
       expect(client.getTransport()).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
-    test('allows being passed an invalid Dsn', () => {
+    test('handles being passed an invalid Dsn', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: 'abc' });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
 
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/dsn.ts b/packages/utils/src/dsn.ts
index 20c3cbe37197..f149b67a9386 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/dsn.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/dsn.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { DsnComponents, DsnLike, DsnProtocol } from '@sentry/types';
 
-import { SentryError } from './error';
 import { logger } from './logger';
 
 /** Regular expression used to parse a Dsn. */
@@ -37,7 +36,9 @@ export function dsnFromString(str: string): DsnComponents | undefined {
   const match = DSN_REGEX.exec(str);
 
   if (!match) {
-    logger.error(`Invalid Sentry Dsn: ${str}`);
+    // This should be logged to the console
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.error(`Invalid Sentry Dsn: ${str}`);
     return undefined;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/utils/test/dsn.test.ts b/packages/utils/test/dsn.test.ts
index 7dfcad0122b1..3de435bf5fcf 100644
--- a/packages/utils/test/dsn.test.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/test/dsn.test.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ function testIf(condition: boolean): jest.It {
   return condition ? test : test.skip;
 }
 
-const loggerSpy = jest.spyOn(logger, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+const loggerErrorSpy = jest.spyOn(logger, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+const consoleErrorSpy = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
 
 describe('Dsn', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
-    loggerSpy.mockClear();
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
   });
 
   describe('fromComponents', () => {
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ describe('Dsn', () => {
         }),
       ).toBeUndefined();
 
-      expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
+      expect(loggerErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
     });
 
     testIf(__DEBUG_BUILD__)('returns `undefined` if components are invalid', () => {
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ describe('Dsn', () => {
         }),
       ).toBeUndefined();
 
-      expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(loggerErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     });
   });
 
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ describe('Dsn', () => {
 
     testIf(__DEBUG_BUILD__)('returns undefined when provided invalid Dsn', () => {
       expect(makeDsn('some@random.dsn')).toBeUndefined();
-      expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 
     testIf(__DEBUG_BUILD__)('returns undefined if mandatory fields are missing', () => {
@@ -173,14 +174,15 @@ describe('Dsn', () => {
       expect(makeDsn('https://@sentry.io/123')).toBeUndefined();
       expect(makeDsn('https://abc@123')).toBeUndefined();
       expect(makeDsn('https://abc@sentry.io/')).toBeUndefined();
-      expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
+      expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
     });
 
     testIf(__DEBUG_BUILD__)('returns undefined if fields are invalid', () => {
       expect(makeDsn('httpx://abc@sentry.io/123')).toBeUndefined();
       expect(makeDsn('httpx://abc@sentry.io:xxx/123')).toBeUndefined();
       expect(makeDsn('http://abc@sentry.io/abc')).toBeUndefined();
-      expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+      expect(loggerErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
   });