diff --git a/lib/cmps/base.ts b/lib/cmps/base.ts
index 402d607080..8bd78df199 100644
--- a/lib/cmps/base.ts
+++ b/lib/cmps/base.ts
@@ -389,6 +389,13 @@ export class AutoConsentCMP extends AutoConsentCMPBase {
             const result = await this.evaluateRuleStep(rule);
             logSteps && console.log('...rule result', result);
             if (!result && !rule.optional) {
+                this.autoconsent.sendContentMessage({
+                    type: 'autoconsentError',
+                    details: {
+                        msg: 'Rule step failed',
+                        details: `${JSON.stringify(rule)}`,
+                    },
+                });
                 return false;
             }
         }
diff --git a/lib/web.ts b/lib/web.ts
index 484e1833f8..1864f2c86f 100644
--- a/lib/web.ts
+++ b/lib/web.ts
@@ -304,6 +304,13 @@ export default class AutoConsent {
                 }
             } catch (e) {
                 logsConfig.errors && console.warn(`error detecting ${cmp.name}`, e);
+                this.sendContentMessage({
+                    type: 'autoconsentError',
+                    details: {
+                        msg: 'error detecting CMP',
+                        details: `${cmp.name}: ${e.message}`,
+                    },
+                });
             }
         };
 
@@ -552,6 +559,13 @@ export default class AutoConsent {
         logsConfig.lifecycle && console.log('checking if popup is open...', cmp.name);
         const isOpen = await cmp.detectPopup().catch((e) => {
             logsConfig.errors && console.warn(`error detecting popup for ${cmp.name}`, e);
+            this.sendContentMessage({
+                type: 'autoconsentError',
+                details: {
+                    msg: 'error detecting popup',
+                    details: `${cmp.name}: ${e.message}`,
+                },
+            });
             return false;
         }); // ignore possible errors in one-time popup detection
         if (!isOpen && retries > 0) {
diff --git a/playwright/runner.ts b/playwright/runner.ts
index f98a2fd711..3880e0a8c7 100644
--- a/playwright/runner.ts
+++ b/playwright/runner.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { filterCompactRules } from '../lib/encoding';
 import compactRules from '../rules/compact-rules.json';
 
 const LOG_MESSAGES: ContentScriptMessage['type'][] = process.env.CI
-    ? []
+    ? ['autoconsentError']
     : ['optInResult', 'optOutResult', 'autoconsentDone', 'autoconsentError', 'selfTestResult'];
 const LOG_PAGE_LOGS = false;
 
@@ -159,6 +159,15 @@ class TestRun {
                         detectRetries: 20,
                         enableCosmeticRules: true,
                         visualTest: true,
+                        logs: {
+                            lifecycle: true,
+                            rulesteps: true,
+                            detectionsteps: false,
+                            waits: false,
+                            evals: false,
+                            errors: true,
+                            messages: false,
+                        },
                     })}, rules: ${JSON.stringify({ compact: filterCompactRules(compactRules, { url, mainFrame }) })} })`,
                 );
                 break;
diff --git a/tests-wtr/rules/logical-rules.test.ts b/tests-wtr/rules/logical-rules.test.ts
index 8a3e2881a3..125f48873d 100644
--- a/tests-wtr/rules/logical-rules.test.ts
+++ b/tests-wtr/rules/logical-rules.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ describe('AutoConsentCMP', () => {
                 logs: {},
             },
             domActions: domActionsMock,
+            sendContentMessage: sinon.stub(),
             // @ts-expect-error - it's a mock!
             state: {},
             updateState: () => Promise.resolve(),