diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/settings/openfeature.py b/ddtrace/internal/settings/openfeature.py
index 78a653263f5..2037b7ca785 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/settings/openfeature.py
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/settings/openfeature.py
@@ -2,11 +2,43 @@
 OpenFeature configuration settings.
 """
 
+from typing import Callable
 from typing import Optional
 
+from ddtrace.internal.logger import get_logger
 from ddtrace.internal.settings._core import DDConfig
 
 
+log = get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+# AIDEV-NOTE: numeric settings here parse leniently on purpose. This class is instantiated at
+# module scope (see the bottom of this file), so letting envier raise on an unparsable value
+# turns it into an ImportError for ddtrace.openfeature and takes the whole application down at
+# startup rather than degrading one setting. dd-trace-java substitutes the default in the same
+# situation; match that.
+def _lenient_int(env_name: str, default: int) -> Callable[[str], int]:
+    def parse(raw: str) -> int:
+        try:
+            return int(raw)
+        except ValueError:
+            log.warning("Invalid value for %s: %r is not an integer; using the default", env_name, raw)
+            return default
+
+    return parse
+
+
+def _lenient_float(env_name: str, default: float) -> Callable[[str], float]:
+    def parse(raw: str) -> float:
+        try:
+            return float(raw)
+        except ValueError:
+            log.warning("Invalid value for %s: %r is not a number; using the default", env_name, raw)
+            return default
+
+    return parse
+
+
 class OpenFeatureConfig(DDConfig):
     """
     Configuration for OpenFeature provider and exposure reporting.
@@ -48,6 +80,7 @@ class OpenFeatureConfig(DDConfig):
         float,
         "DD_FFE_INTAKE_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL",
         default=1.0,
+        parser=_lenient_float("DD_FFE_INTAKE_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL", 1.0),
     )
 
     # Provider initialization timeout in milliseconds. Controls how long initialize()
@@ -61,6 +94,7 @@ class OpenFeatureConfig(DDConfig):
         int,
         "DD_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAGGING_PROVIDER_INITIALIZATION_TIMEOUT_MS",
         default=10000,
+        parser=_lenient_int("DD_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAGGING_PROVIDER_INITIALIZATION_TIMEOUT_MS", 10000),
     )
 
     # Stable Feature Flagging kill switch. When False, the provider is disabled
@@ -96,6 +130,7 @@ class OpenFeatureConfig(DDConfig):
         int,
         "DD_FEATURE_FLAGS_CONFIGURATION_SOURCE_AGENTLESS_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS",
         default=30,
+        parser=_lenient_int("DD_FEATURE_FLAGS_CONFIGURATION_SOURCE_AGENTLESS_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS", 30),
     )
 
     # Agentless UFC per-request timeout in seconds.
@@ -103,6 +138,7 @@ class OpenFeatureConfig(DDConfig):
         int,
         "DD_FEATURE_FLAGS_CONFIGURATION_SOURCE_AGENTLESS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS",
         default=5,
+        parser=_lenient_int("DD_FEATURE_FLAGS_CONFIGURATION_SOURCE_AGENTLESS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS", 5),
     )
 
     _openfeature_config_keys = [
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/openfeature-invalid-numeric-config-3f1c8a24b6d90e75.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/openfeature-invalid-numeric-config-3f1c8a24b6d90e75.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..13913827e35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/openfeature-invalid-numeric-config-3f1c8a24b6d90e75.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    openfeature: This fix resolves an issue where an invalid value for a numeric Feature
+    Flagging environment variable raised an exception while importing ``ddtrace.openfeature``,
+    preventing the application from starting. Such values are now logged and the documented
+    default is used instead.
diff --git a/tests/openfeature/test_source_selection.py b/tests/openfeature/test_source_selection.py
index dd743b2efae..04a07b34a10 100644
--- a/tests/openfeature/test_source_selection.py
+++ b/tests/openfeature/test_source_selection.py
@@ -130,3 +130,40 @@ def test_create_invalid_endpoint_returns_none(bad_url):
     cfg = _config(DD_FEATURE_FLAGS_CONFIGURATION_SOURCE_AGENTLESS_BASE_URL=bad_url)
     with override_global_config({"_dd_api_key": "secret"}):
         assert create_agentless_source(cfg, lambda _: None) is None
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Numeric settings degrade instead of breaking the import
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("env_name", "attribute", "expected"),
+    [
+        (
+            "DD_FEATURE_FLAGS_CONFIGURATION_SOURCE_AGENTLESS_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS",
+            "configuration_source_agentless_poll_interval_seconds",
+            30,
+        ),
+        (
+            "DD_FEATURE_FLAGS_CONFIGURATION_SOURCE_AGENTLESS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS",
+            "configuration_source_agentless_request_timeout_seconds",
+            5,
+        ),
+        (
+            "DD_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAGGING_PROVIDER_INITIALIZATION_TIMEOUT_MS",
+            "initialization_timeout_ms",
+            10000,
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_unparsable_integer_setting_falls_back_to_default(monkeypatch, env_name, attribute, expected):
+    # OpenFeatureConfig is built at module scope, so raising here would surface as an
+    # ImportError for ddtrace.openfeature and take the application down at startup.
+    monkeypatch.setenv(env_name, "0.2")
+    assert getattr(OpenFeatureConfig(), attribute) == expected
+
+
+def test_unparsable_float_setting_falls_back_to_default(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DD_FFE_INTAKE_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL", "not-a-number")
+    assert OpenFeatureConfig().ffe_intake_heartbeat_interval == 1.0