diff --git a/sagemaker-core/src/sagemaker/core/telemetry/telemetry_logging.py b/sagemaker-core/src/sagemaker/core/telemetry/telemetry_logging.py
index 738b47e309..0741d97018 100644
--- a/sagemaker-core/src/sagemaker/core/telemetry/telemetry_logging.py
+++ b/sagemaker-core/src/sagemaker/core/telemetry/telemetry_logging.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
             sagemaker_session = None
             if len(args) > 0 and hasattr(args[0], "sagemaker_session"):
                 # Get the sagemaker_session from the instance method args
-                sagemaker_session = args[0].sagemaker_session or _get_default_sagemaker_session()
+                sagemaker_session = args[0].sagemaker_session
             elif len(args) > 0 and hasattr(args[0], "_sagemaker_session"):
                 # Get the sagemaker_session from the instance method args (private attribute)
                 sagemaker_session = args[0]._sagemaker_session
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                     "sagemaker_session", _get_default_sagemaker_session()
                 )
 
+            # Fallback: check kwargs for sagemaker_session (e.g., classmethods where
+            # args[0] is the class and the session is passed as a keyword argument)
+            if not sagemaker_session:
+                sagemaker_session = kwargs.get("sagemaker_session") or (
+                    _get_default_sagemaker_session()
+                )
+
             if sagemaker_session:
                 logger.debug("sagemaker_session found, preparing to emit telemetry...")
                 logger.info(TELEMETRY_OPT_OUT_MESSAGING)
diff --git a/sagemaker-serve/src/sagemaker/serve/model_builder.py b/sagemaker-serve/src/sagemaker/serve/model_builder.py
index 6f60d325ad..4cf07750b4 100644
--- a/sagemaker-serve/src/sagemaker/serve/model_builder.py
+++ b/sagemaker-serve/src/sagemaker/serve/model_builder.py
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ def _initialize_compute_config(self) -> None:
     def _initialize_network_config(self) -> None:
         """Initialize network configuration from Networking object."""
         if self.network:
-            if self.network.vpc_config:
+            if hasattr(self.network, "vpc_config") and self.network.vpc_config:
                 self.vpc_config = self.network.vpc_config
             else:
                 self.vpc_config = (
diff --git a/sagemaker-serve/tests/unit/test_model_builder_coverage_boost.py b/sagemaker-serve/tests/unit/test_model_builder_coverage_boost.py
index fafd132547..58121ea4ab 100644
--- a/sagemaker-serve/tests/unit/test_model_builder_coverage_boost.py
+++ b/sagemaker-serve/tests/unit/test_model_builder_coverage_boost.py
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ def test_from_jumpstart_config_applies_network_isolation(self, mock_deploy_kwarg
 
         mock_session = Mock()
         mock_session.boto_region_name = "us-west-2"
+        mock_session.sagemaker_config = None
 
         mb = ModelBuilder.from_jumpstart_config(
             jumpstart_config=js_config,