diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6ad9448..9363244 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "django-amplitude"
 packages = [
     {include = "amplitude"}
 ]
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 description = "Integration between Django and Amplitude"
 authors = ["Matt Pye <pyematt@gmail.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/tests/test_middleware.py b/tests/test_middleware.py
index 71a20b1..7ecd7fe 100644
--- a/tests/test_middleware.py
+++ b/tests/test_middleware.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-
 from importlib import reload
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.urls import reverse
+from httpx import HTTPError
 
 from .fixtures import user  # NOQA: F401
 
-
 AMPLITUDE_URL = 'https://api.amplitude.com/2/httpapi'
 
 
@@ -212,3 +211,10 @@ def test_send_page_view_event_no_auth_middleware(
 
     client.get(url)
     request.assert_called_once_with(**kwargs)
+
+
+def test_send_page_view_event_httpx_error(mocker, client):
+    mock = mocker.Mock()
+    mock.raise_for_status.side_effect = HTTPError()
+    mocker.patch('amplitude.amplitude.httpx.request', return_value=mock)
+    client.get('')