diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/meta-tags-twp-errors/no-server.js b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/meta-tags-twp-errors/no-server.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ac0122b48380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/meta-tags-twp-errors/no-server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const { loggingTransport } = require('@sentry-internal/node-integration-tests');
+const Sentry = require('@sentry/node');
+
+Sentry.init({
+  dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
+  release: '1.0',
+  transport: loggingTransport,
+  beforeSend(event) {
+    event.contexts = {
+      ...event.contexts,
+      traceData: {
+        ...Sentry.getTraceData(),
+        metaTags: Sentry.getTraceMetaTags(),
+      },
+    };
+    return event;
+  },
+});
+
+Sentry.captureException(new Error('test error'));
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/meta-tags-twp-errors/server.js b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/meta-tags-twp-errors/server.js
index fc1704a229a6..95ecb620c3ed 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/meta-tags-twp-errors/server.js
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/meta-tags-twp-errors/server.js
@@ -1,44 +1,30 @@
 const { loggingTransport, startExpressServerAndSendPortToRunner } = require('@sentry-internal/node-integration-tests');
 const Sentry = require('@sentry/node');
-console.log('X-4');
 
 Sentry.init({
   dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
   transport: loggingTransport,
+  beforeSend(event) {
+    event.contexts = {
+      ...event.contexts,
+      traceData: {
+        ...Sentry.getTraceData(),
+        metaTags: Sentry.getTraceMetaTags(),
+      },
+    };
+    return event;
+  },
 });
-console.log('X-3');
 
 // express must be required after Sentry is initialized
 const express = require('express');
-console.log('X-2');
 
 const app = express();
-console.log('X0');
 
 app.get('/test', (_req, res) => {
-  console.log('X1');
-  Sentry.captureException('This is a test error');
-  console.log('X2');
-  // Sentry.getClient().on('beforeEnvelope', envelope => {
-  //   console.log('X3');
-  //   const event = envelope[1][0][1];
-  //   if (event.exception.values[0].value === 'This is a test error') {
-  //     console.log('X4');
-  //     const { trace_id, span_id } = event.contexts.trace;
-  //     res.send({
-  //       traceData: Sentry.getTraceData(),
-  //       traceMetaTags: Sentry.getTraceMetaTags(),
-  //       errorTraceContext: {
-  //         trace_id,
-  //         span_id,
-  //       },
-  //     });
-  //   }
-  // });
+  throw new Error('test error');
 });
 
 Sentry.setupExpressErrorHandler(app);
-console.log('X5');
 
 startExpressServerAndSendPortToRunner(app);
-console.log('X6');
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/meta-tags-twp-errors/test.ts b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/meta-tags-twp-errors/test.ts
index 3fb6f0c1f59a..793aada386f3 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/meta-tags-twp-errors/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/meta-tags-twp-errors/test.ts
@@ -1,54 +1,52 @@
 import { cleanupChildProcesses, createRunner } from '../../../utils/runner';
 
-describe('errors in Tracing without Performance mode', () => {
-  console.log('-1');
-
+describe('errors in TwP mode have same trace in trace context and getTraceData()', () => {
   afterAll(() => {
     cleanupChildProcesses();
   });
 
-  test('error has the same traceId as obtained via getTraceData()/getTraceMetaTags()', async () => {
-    console.log('0');
-    const runner = createRunner(__dirname, 'server.js').start();
-
-    console.log('1', runner.getLogs());
-
-    const response = await runner.makeRequest('get', '/test');
-
-    console.log('2', runner.getLogs());
-
-    console.log('yy res', response);
-
-    const { traceData, traceMetaTags, errorTraceContext } = response as {
-      traceData: Record<string, string>;
-      traceMetaTags: string;
-      errorTraceContext: {
-        trace_id: string;
-        span_id: string;
-      };
-    };
-
-    console.log('3', runner.getLogs());
-
-    const traceId = errorTraceContext?.trace_id;
-    const spanId = errorTraceContext?.span_id;
-
-    expect(traceId).toMatch(/^[a-f0-9]{32}$/);
-    expect(spanId).toMatch(/^[a-f0-9]{16}$/);
-
-    expect(errorTraceContext).toEqual({
-      trace_id: traceId,
-      span_id: spanId,
-    });
-
-    expect(traceData).toEqual({
-      'sentry-trace': `${traceId}-${spanId}`,
-      baggage: expect.stringContaining(`sentry-trace_id=${traceId}`),
-    });
-
-    expect(traceMetaTags).toContain(`content="${traceId}-${spanId}"/>\n`);
-    expect(traceMetaTags).toContain(`sentry-trace_id=${traceId}`);
+  test('in incoming request', async () => {
+    const runner = createRunner(__dirname, 'server.js')
+      .expect({
+        event: event => {
+          const { contexts } = event;
+          const { trace_id, span_id } = contexts?.trace || {};
+          expect(trace_id).toMatch(/^[a-f0-9]{32}$/);
+          expect(span_id).toMatch(/^[a-f0-9]{16}$/);
+
+          const traceData = contexts?.traceData || {};
+
+          expect(traceData['sentry-trace']).toEqual(`${trace_id}-${span_id}`);
+          expect(traceData.baggage).toContain(`sentry-trace_id=${trace_id}`);
+
+          expect(traceData.metaTags).toContain(`<meta name="sentry-trace" content="${trace_id}-${span_id}"/>`);
+          expect(traceData.metaTags).toContain(`sentr y-trace_id=${trace_id}`);
+          expect(traceData.metaTags).not.toContain('sentry-sampled=');
+        },
+      })
+      .start()
+      .makeRequest('get', '/test');
+  });
 
-    console.log(runner.getLogs());
+  test('outside of a request handler', done => {
+    createRunner(__dirname, 'no-server.js')
+      .expect({
+        event: event => {
+          const { contexts } = event;
+          const { trace_id, span_id } = contexts?.trace || {};
+          expect(trace_id).toMatch(/^[a-f0-9]{32}$/);
+          expect(span_id).toMatch(/^[a-f0-9]{16}$/);
+
+          const traceData = contexts?.traceData || {};
+
+          expect(traceData['sentry-trace']).toEqual(`${trace_id}-${span_id}`);
+          expect(traceData.baggage).toContain(`sentry-trace_id=${trace_id}`);
+
+          expect(traceData.metaTags).toContain(`<meta name="sentry-trace" content="${trace_id}-${span_id}"/>`);
+          expect(traceData.metaTags).toContain(`sentry-trace_id=${trace_id}`);
+          expect(traceData.metaTags).not.toContain('sentry-sampled=');
+        },
+      })
+      .start(done);
   });
 });