diff --git a/lib/analyze-action.js b/lib/analyze-action.js
index d873c64dc8..c2788900b3 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 316585f7fd..4cde47d65b 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 0c352bbd7b..e138420a3e 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 8ad9767743..2f509ad0ee 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 1413b95935..67cb394e74 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 1366fbcadf..f262402cf9 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 12ad80cd9b..7ad72583b5 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 b0e39aa54b..9bfd14677d 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;
   }
 }
diff --git a/start-proxy/action.yml b/start-proxy/action.yml
index 14d2cd1f89..17fc3bbe64 100644
--- a/start-proxy/action.yml
+++ b/start-proxy/action.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ inputs:
   language:
     description: The programming language to setup the proxy for the correct ecosystem
     required: false
+  matrix:
+    default: ${{ toJson(matrix) }}
+    required: false
 outputs:
   proxy_host:
     description: The IP address of the proxy