diff --git a/lib/cmps/base.ts b/lib/cmps/base.ts
index f77aa13c..1cef09ae 100644
--- a/lib/cmps/base.ts
+++ b/lib/cmps/base.ts
@@ -333,6 +333,13 @@ export class AutoConsentCMP extends AutoConsentCMPBase {
             const result = await this.evaluateRuleStep(rule);
             logsConfig.rulesteps && 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 552e4d1f..06beb2da 100644
--- a/lib/web.ts
+++ b/lib/web.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default class AutoConsent {
     };
     domActions: DomActions;
     filtersEngine: FiltersEngine;
-    protected sendContentMessage: MessageSender;
+    sendContentMessage: MessageSender;
     protected cosmeticStyleSheet: CSSStyleSheet;
 
     constructor(sendContentMessage: MessageSender, config: Partial<Config> = null, declarativeRules: RuleBundle = null) {
@@ -246,6 +246,13 @@ 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}`,
+                    },
+                });
             }
         }
 
@@ -447,6 +454,13 @@ 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 e88f6a3d..a9f921d8 100644
--- a/playwright/runner.ts
+++ b/playwright/runner.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ContentScriptMessage } from '../lib/messages';
 import { AutoAction } from '../lib/types';
 
 const LOG_MESSAGES: ContentScriptMessage['type'][] = process.env.CI
-    ? []
+    ? ['autoconsentError']
     : ['optInResult', 'optOutResult', 'autoconsentDone', 'autoconsentError', 'selfTestResult'];
 const LOG_PAGE_LOGS = false;
 
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ export function generateTest(url: string, expectedCmp: string, options: TestOpti
                                 enablePrehide: true,
                                 detectRetries: 20,
                                 enableCosmeticRules: true,
+                                logs: {
+                                    lifecycle: true,
+                                    rulesteps: true,
+                                    evals: false,
+                                    errors: true,
+                                    messages: false,
+                                    waits: false,
+                                },
                             })} })`,
                         );
                         break;