diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/flare/_subscribers.py b/ddtrace/internal/flare/_subscribers.py
index 29ea0bea658..046f51b0105 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/flare/_subscribers.py
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/flare/_subscribers.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def has_stale_flare(self) -> bool:
             return flare_age >= stale_age
         return False
 
-    def _get_data_from_connector_and_exec(self):
+    def _get_data_from_connector_and_exec(self, _=None):
         if self.has_stale_flare():
             log.info(
                 "Tracer flare request started at %s is stale, reverting "
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def _get_data_from_connector_and_exec(self):
                         str(self.current_request_start),
                     )
                     continue
+                log.info("Preparing tracer flare")
                 if _prepare_tracer_flare(self.flare, configs):
                     self.current_request_start = datetime.now()
             elif product_type == "AGENT_TASK":
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ def _get_data_from_connector_and_exec(self):
                 if self.current_request_start is None:
                     log.warning("There is no tracer flare job to complete. Skipping new request.")
                     continue
+                log.info("Generating and sending tracer flare")
                 if _generate_tracer_flare(self.flare, configs):
                     self.current_request_start = None
             else:
-                log.debug("Received unexpected product type for tracer flare: {}", product_type)
+                log.warning("Received unexpected product type for tracer flare: {}", product_type)
diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/flare/flare.py b/ddtrace/internal/flare/flare.py
index b37d6e8e013..5f9a582ae29 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/flare/flare.py
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/flare/flare.py
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ def send(self, flare_send_req: FlareSendRequest):
         before sending the flare.
         """
         self.revert_configs()
-
         # We only want the flare to be sent once, even if there are
         # multiple tracer instances
         lock_path = self.flare_dir / TRACER_FLARE_LOCK
diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/flare/handler.py b/ddtrace/internal/flare/handler.py
index 75ddac35188..efc5e872cb8 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/flare/handler.py
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/flare/handler.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ def __init__(self, callback: Callable, flare: Flare):
 
 def _handle_tracer_flare(flare: Flare, data: dict, cleanup: bool = False):
     if cleanup:
+        log.info("Reverting tracer flare configurations and cleaning up any generated files")
         flare.revert_configs()
         flare.clean_up_files()
         return
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ def _handle_tracer_flare(flare: Flare, data: dict, cleanup: bool = False):
         log.warning("Received unexpected tracer flare product type: %s", product_type)
 
 
-def _prepare_tracer_flare(flare: Flare, configs: List[dict]) -> bool:
+def _prepare_tracer_flare(flare: Flare, configs: List[Any]) -> bool:
     """
     Update configurations to start sending tracer logs to a file
     to be sent in a flare later.
@@ -60,7 +61,13 @@ def _prepare_tracer_flare(flare: Flare, configs: List[dict]) -> bool:
         # AGENT_CONFIG is currently being used for multiple purposes
         # We only want to prepare for a tracer flare if the config name
         # starts with 'flare-log-level'
+        if not isinstance(c, dict):
+            log.debug("Config item is not type dict, received type %s instead. Skipping...", str(type(c)))
+            continue
         if not c.get("name", "").startswith("flare-log-level"):
+            log.debug(
+                "Config item name does not start with flare-log-level, received %s instead. Skipping...", c.get("name")
+            )
             continue
 
         flare_log_level = c.get("config", {}).get("log_level").upper()
@@ -78,7 +85,14 @@ def _generate_tracer_flare(flare: Flare, configs: List[Any]) -> bool:
         # AGENT_TASK is currently being used for multiple purposes
         # We only want to generate the tracer flare if the task_type is
         # 'tracer_flare'
-        if type(c) != dict or c.get("task_type") != "tracer_flare":
+        if not isinstance(c, dict):
+            log.debug("Config item is not type dict, received type %s instead. Skipping...", str(type(c)))
+            continue
+        if c.get("task_type") != "tracer_flare":
+            log.debug(
+                "Config item does not have the expected task_type. Expected [tracer_flare], received [%s]. Skipping...",
+                c.get("task_type"),
+            )
             continue
         args = c.get("args", {})
         flare_request = FlareSendRequest(
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-tracer-flare-e4003d01b434267a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-tracer-flare-e4003d01b434267a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3f8c7a3a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-tracer-flare-e4003d01b434267a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    tracing(flare): Resolves the issue where tracer flares would not be generated if unexpected
+    types were received in the AGENT_CONFIG remote configuration product. 
diff --git a/tests/internal/test_tracer_flare.py b/tests/internal/test_tracer_flare.py
index af8237c92e4..02a9684d3d5 100644
--- a/tests/internal/test_tracer_flare.py
+++ b/tests/internal/test_tracer_flare.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def write(self):
 
 
 class TracerFlareSubscriberTests(TestCase):
-    agent_config = [{"name": "flare-log-level", "config": {"log_level": "DEBUG"}}]
+    agent_config = [False, {"name": "flare-log-level", "config": {"log_level": "DEBUG"}}]
     agent_task = [
         False,
         {