diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/streams/http/error_handlers/default_error_mapping.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/streams/http/error_handlers/default_error_mapping.py
index 74840e2d2..da616e0ee 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/streams/http/error_handlers/default_error_mapping.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/streams/http/error_handlers/default_error_mapping.py
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
         error_message="Invalid Protocol Schema: The endpoint that data is being requested from is using an invalid or insecure. Exception: requests.exceptions.InvalidSchema",
     ),
     InvalidURL: ErrorResolution(
-        response_action=ResponseAction.FAIL,
-        failure_type=FailureType.config_error,
-        error_message="Invalid URL specified: The endpoint that data is being requested from is not a valid URL. Exception: requests.exceptions.InvalidURL",
+        response_action=ResponseAction.RETRY,
+        failure_type=FailureType.transient_error,
+        error_message="Invalid URL specified or DNS error occurred: The endpoint that data is being requested from is not a valid URL. Exception: requests.exceptions.InvalidURL",
     ),
     RequestException: ErrorResolution(
         response_action=ResponseAction.RETRY,
diff --git a/unit_tests/sources/streams/http/test_http.py b/unit_tests/sources/streams/http/test_http.py
index 40fdb3201..9f6209866 100644
--- a/unit_tests/sources/streams/http/test_http.py
+++ b/unit_tests/sources/streams/http/test_http.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 import requests
+from requests.exceptions import InvalidURL
 
 from airbyte_cdk.models import AirbyteLogMessage, AirbyteMessage, Level, SyncMode, Type
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.streams import CheckpointMixin
@@ -20,7 +21,10 @@
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.streams.core import StreamData
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.streams.http import HttpStream, HttpSubStream
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.streams.http.error_handlers import ErrorHandler, HttpStatusErrorHandler
-from airbyte_cdk.sources.streams.http.error_handlers.response_models import ResponseAction
+from airbyte_cdk.sources.streams.http.error_handlers.response_models import (
+    FailureType,
+    ResponseAction,
+)
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.streams.http.exceptions import (
     DefaultBackoffException,
     RequestBodyException,
@@ -331,6 +335,20 @@ def test_raise_on_http_errors(mocker, error):
     assert send_mock.call_count == stream.max_retries + 1
 
 
+class StubHttpStreamWithErrorHandler(StubBasicReadHttpStream):
+    def get_error_handler(self) -> Optional[ErrorHandler]:
+        return HttpStatusErrorHandler(logging.getLogger())
+
+
+def test_dns_resolution_error_retry():
+    """Test that DNS resolution errors are retried"""
+    stream = StubHttpStreamWithErrorHandler()
+    error_handler = stream.get_error_handler()
+    resolution = error_handler.interpret_response(InvalidURL())
+    assert resolution.response_action == ResponseAction.RETRY
+    assert resolution.failure_type == FailureType.transient_error
+
+
 class PostHttpStream(StubBasicReadHttpStream):
     http_method = "POST"