diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a9a199cde8..d44c9183ff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Our versioning strategy is as follows:
 ### 🎉 New Features & Improvements
 
 * `[templates/react]` `[templates/angular]` `[templates/vue]` `[templates/node-headless-ssr-proxy]` `[templates/node-headless-ssr-experience-edge]` ([#1647](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1647)) ([#1672](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1672)) Switch from using JSS_APP_NAME to SITECORE_SITE_NAME - environment and config variables in React, Vue, Angular templates as well as ssr node proxy apps templates have been renamed. 
-* `[templates/nextjs]` `[sitecore-jss-nextjs]` `[sitecore-jss]` ([#1640](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1640)) ([#1662](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1662))([#1661](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1661)) ([#1672](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1672)) ([#1675](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1675)) ([#1710](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1710)) Sitecore Edge Platform and Context support:
+* `[templates/nextjs]` `[sitecore-jss-nextjs]` `[sitecore-jss]` ([#1640](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1640)) ([#1662](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1662))([#1661](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1661)) ([#1672](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1672)) ([#1675](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1675)) ([#1710](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1710)) ([#1712](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1712) [#1715](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1715)) Sitecore Edge Platform and Context support:
   * Introducing the _clientFactory_ property. This property can be utilized by GraphQL-based services, the previously used _endpoint_ and _apiKey_ properties are deprecated. The _clientFactory_ serves as the central hub for executing GraphQL requests within the application.
   * New SITECORE_EDGE_CONTEXT_ID environment variable has been added.
   * The JSS_APP_NAME environment variable has been updated and is now referred to as SITECORE_SITE_NAME.
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ Our versioning strategy is as follows:
 * `[templates/nextjs]` `[sitecore-jss-nextjs]` Fix making a fetch to a nextjs api route in an editing environment, by adding additional variable publicUrl in runtime config ([#1656](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1656))
 * `[templates/nextjs-multisite]` Fix site info fetch errors (now skipped) on XM Cloud rendering/editing host builds. ([#1649](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1649)) ([#1653](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1653))
 * `[templates/nextjs-xmcloud]` Fix double registration of BYOC components ([#1707](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1707)) ([#1709](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1709))
-* `[sitecore-jss-nextjs] [templates/nextjs-xmcloud]` SDK initialization rejections are now correctly handled. Errors should no longer occur after getSDK() promises resolve when they shouldn't (for example, getting Events SDK in development environment) ([#1712](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1712))
 
 ### 🛠 Breaking Changes
 
diff --git a/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs-xmcloud/src/components/CdpPageView.tsx b/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs-xmcloud/src/components/CdpPageView.tsx
index 30e4190281..c02f64d33b 100644
--- a/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs-xmcloud/src/components/CdpPageView.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs-xmcloud/src/components/CdpPageView.tsx
@@ -46,16 +46,19 @@ const CdpPageView = (): JSX.Element => {
       variantId as string,
       scope
     );
-
-    context.getSDK('Events').then((Events) =>
-      Events.pageView({
-        channel: 'WEB',
-        currency: 'USD',
-        page: route.name,
-        pageVariantId,
-        language,
-      })
-    );
+    // there are cases where Events SDK will be absent which are expected to reject
+    context
+      .getSDK('Events')
+      .then((Events) =>
+        Events.pageView({
+          channel: 'WEB',
+          currency: 'USD',
+          page: route.name,
+          pageVariantId,
+          language,
+        })
+      )
+      .catch((e) => console.debug(e));
   }, [pageState, route, variantId, site]);
 
   return <></>;