diff --git a/lib/analyze-action.js b/lib/analyze-action.js
index d873c64dc..c2788900b 100644
--- a/lib/analyze-action.js
+++ b/lib/analyze-action.js
@@ -94123,6 +94123,9 @@ async function createStatusReportBase(actionName, status, actionStartedAt, confi
     logger.warning(
       `Caught an exception while gathering information for telemetry: ${e}. Will skip sending status report.`
     );
+    if (isInTestMode()) {
+      throw e;
+    }
     return void 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/autobuild-action.js b/lib/autobuild-action.js
index 316585f7f..4cde47d65 100644
--- a/lib/autobuild-action.js
+++ b/lib/autobuild-action.js
@@ -79872,6 +79872,9 @@ async function createStatusReportBase(actionName, status, actionStartedAt, confi
     logger.warning(
       `Caught an exception while gathering information for telemetry: ${e}. Will skip sending status report.`
     );
+    if (isInTestMode()) {
+      throw e;
+    }
     return void 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/init-action-post.js b/lib/init-action-post.js
index 0c352bbd7..e138420a3 100644
--- a/lib/init-action-post.js
+++ b/lib/init-action-post.js
@@ -131599,6 +131599,9 @@ async function createStatusReportBase(actionName, status, actionStartedAt, confi
     logger.warning(
       `Caught an exception while gathering information for telemetry: ${e}. Will skip sending status report.`
     );
+    if (isInTestMode()) {
+      throw e;
+    }
     return void 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/init-action.js b/lib/init-action.js
index 8ad976774..2f509ad0e 100644
--- a/lib/init-action.js
+++ b/lib/init-action.js
@@ -90274,6 +90274,9 @@ async function createStatusReportBase(actionName, status, actionStartedAt, confi
     logger.warning(
       `Caught an exception while gathering information for telemetry: ${e}. Will skip sending status report.`
     );
+    if (isInTestMode()) {
+      throw e;
+    }
     return void 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/resolve-environment-action.js b/lib/resolve-environment-action.js
index 1413b9593..67cb394e7 100644
--- a/lib/resolve-environment-action.js
+++ b/lib/resolve-environment-action.js
@@ -79499,6 +79499,9 @@ async function createStatusReportBase(actionName, status, actionStartedAt, confi
     logger.warning(
       `Caught an exception while gathering information for telemetry: ${e}. Will skip sending status report.`
     );
+    if (isInTestMode()) {
+      throw e;
+    }
     return void 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/start-proxy-action.js b/lib/start-proxy-action.js
index 1366fbcad..f262402cf 100644
--- a/lib/start-proxy-action.js
+++ b/lib/start-proxy-action.js
@@ -95649,6 +95649,9 @@ async function createStatusReportBase(actionName, status, actionStartedAt, confi
     logger.warning(
       `Caught an exception while gathering information for telemetry: ${e}. Will skip sending status report.`
     );
+    if (isInTestMode()) {
+      throw e;
+    }
     return void 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/upload-sarif-action.js b/lib/upload-sarif-action.js
index 12ad80cd9..7ad72583b 100644
--- a/lib/upload-sarif-action.js
+++ b/lib/upload-sarif-action.js
@@ -89910,6 +89910,9 @@ async function createStatusReportBase(actionName, status, actionStartedAt, confi
     logger.warning(
       `Caught an exception while gathering information for telemetry: ${e}. Will skip sending status report.`
     );
+    if (isInTestMode()) {
+      throw e;
+    }
     return void 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/status-report.ts b/src/status-report.ts
index b0e39aa54..9bfd14677 100644
--- a/src/status-report.ts
+++ b/src/status-report.ts
@@ -375,6 +375,12 @@ export async function createStatusReportBase(
     logger.warning(
       `Caught an exception while gathering information for telemetry: ${e}. Will skip sending status report.`,
     );
+
+    // Re-throw the exception in test mode. While testing, we want to know if something goes wrong here.
+    if (isInTestMode()) {
+      throw e;
+    }
+
     return undefined;
   }
 }