From c9b42fc966c66a67f0a35d9a4b6dbcaf715a7ab0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Yinusa <53189696+PeterYinusa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2022 12:58:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] force background exceptions to show (#16860)

* force background exceptions to show

* fix type
---
 test/e2e/helpers.js | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/test/e2e/helpers.js b/test/e2e/helpers.js
index d950f0c05..38653a9c5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/helpers.js
+++ b/test/e2e/helpers.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const Ganache = require('./ganache');
 const FixtureServer = require('./fixture-server');
 const PhishingWarningPageServer = require('./phishing-warning-page-server');
 const { buildWebDriver } = require('./webdriver');
+const { PAGES } = require('./webdriver/driver');
 const { ensureXServerIsRunning } = require('./x-server');
 const GanacheSeeder = require('./seeder/ganache-seeder');
 
@@ -152,7 +153,13 @@ async function withFixtures(options, testSuite) {
         driver.exceptions.length > 0 &&
         failOnConsoleError
       ) {
-        const errorMessage = `Errors found in browser console:\n${driver.exceptions.join(
+        /**
+         * Navigate to the background
+         * forcing background exceptions to be captured
+         * proving more helpful context
+         */
+        await driver.navigate(PAGES.BACKGROUND);
+        const errorMessage = `Errors found in browser console including the background:\n${driver.exceptions.join(
           '\n',
         )}`;
         throw Error(errorMessage);