diff --git a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
index 21cfac5ade..636b9bdd32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
               - 'src/wasm-lib/**'
 
   playwright-chrome:
-    timeout-minutes: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-14' && 60 || 40 }}
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-14' && 60 || 50 }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ jobs:
         exit 0
       env:
         CI: true
+        FAIL_ON_CONSOLE_ERRORS: true
         NODE_ENV: development
         VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.KITTYCAD_API_TOKEN_DEV }}
         VITE_KC_SKIP_AUTH: true
@@ -410,6 +411,7 @@ jobs:
         exit 0
       env:
         CI: true
+        FAIL_ON_CONSOLE_ERRORS: true
         NODE_ENV: development
         VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.KITTYCAD_API_TOKEN_DEV }}
         VITE_KC_SKIP_AUTH: true
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/basic-sketch.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/basic-sketch.spec.ts
index 1463bee7f0..37920eb3f2 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/basic-sketch.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/basic-sketch.spec.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import {
   PERSIST_MODELING_CONTEXT,
 } from './test-utils'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/can-create-sketches-on-all-planes-and-their-back-sides.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/can-create-sketches-on-all-planes-and-their-back-sides.spec.ts
index 272504fea0..f64294b6f9 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/can-create-sketches-on-all-planes-and-their-back-sides.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/can-create-sketches-on-all-planes-and-their-back-sides.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { getUtils, setup, tearDown } from './test-utils'
 import { EngineCommand } from 'lang/std/artifactGraph'
 import { uuidv4 } from 'lib/utils'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/code-pane-and-errors.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/code-pane-and-errors.spec.ts
index b6e1dd8ad8..67605076ea 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/code-pane-and-errors.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/code-pane-and-errors.spec.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import { bracket } from 'lib/exampleKcl'
 import { TEST_CODE_LONG_WITH_ERROR_OUT_OF_VIEW } from './storageStates'
 import fsp from 'fs/promises'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/command-bar-tests.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/command-bar-tests.spec.ts
index 3d4a6ca7ea..5be7320bf1 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/command-bar-tests.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/command-bar-tests.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
 import { getUtils, setup, tearDown } from './test-utils'
 import { KCL_DEFAULT_LENGTH } from 'lib/constants'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/copilot-ghost-test.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/copilot-ghost-test.spec.ts
index 2ba2ac4079..027ceeabcb 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/copilot-ghost-test.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/copilot-ghost-test.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
 import { getUtils, setup, tearDown } from './test-utils'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/editor-tests.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/editor-tests.spec.ts
index 82c5e84886..d065076774 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/editor-tests.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/editor-tests.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
 import { uuidv4 } from 'lib/utils'
 import { getUtils, setup, tearDown } from './test-utils'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/file-tree.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/file-tree.spec.ts
index a33013f161..f72a2a6663 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/file-tree.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/file-tree.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
 import * as fsp from 'fs/promises'
 import { getUtils, setup, setupElectron, tearDown } from './test-utils'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ test.describe('when using the file tree to', () => {
     async ({ browser: _ }, testInfo) => {
       const { electronApp, page } = await setupElectron({
         testInfo,
-        folderSetupFn: async () => {},
       })
 
       const {
@@ -151,6 +150,7 @@ test.describe('when using the file tree to', () => {
         await selectFile(kcl1)
         await editorTextMatches(kclCube)
       })
+      await page.waitForTimeout(500)
 
       await test.step(`Postcondition: ${kcl2} still exists with the original content`, async () => {
         await selectFile(kcl2)
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/lib/console-error-whitelist.ts b/e2e/playwright/lib/console-error-whitelist.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..653dff0be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/playwright/lib/console-error-whitelist.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+export const isErrorWhitelisted = (exception: Error) => {
+  // due to the way webkit/Google Chrome report errors, it was necessary
+  // to whitelist similar errors separately for each project
+  let whitelist: {
+    name: string
+    message: string
+    stack: string
+    foundInSpec: string
+    project: 'webkit' | 'Google Chrome'
+  }[] = [
+    {
+      name: '',
+      message: 'undefined',
+      stack: '',
+      foundInSpec: `e2e/playwright/sketch-tests.spec.ts Existing sketch with bad code delete user's code`,
+      project: 'Google Chrome',
+    },
+    {
+      name: '"{"kind"',
+      message:
+        '"engine","sourceRanges":[[0,0]],"msg":"Failed to get string from response from engine: `JsValue(undefined)`"}"',
+      stack: '',
+      foundInSpec: 'e2e/playwright/testing-settings.spec.ts',
+      project: 'Google Chrome',
+    },
+    {
+      name: '',
+      message: 'false',
+      stack: '',
+      foundInSpec: 'e2e/playwright/testing-segment-overlays.spec.ts',
+      project: 'Google Chrome',
+    },
+    {
+      name: '{"kind"',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-escape
+      message: 'no connection to send on',
+      stack: '',
+      foundInSpec: 'e2e/playwright/various.spec.ts',
+      project: 'Google Chrome',
+    },
+    {
+      name: '',
+      message: 'sketchGroup not found',
+      stack: '',
+      foundInSpec:
+        'e2e/playwright/testing-selections.spec.ts Deselecting line tool should mean nothing happens on click',
+      project: 'Google Chrome',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'engine error',
+      message:
+        '[{"error_code":"bad_request","message":"Cannot set the camera position with these values"}]',
+      stack: '',
+      foundInSpec:
+        'e2e/playwright/can-create-sketches-on-all-planes-and-their-back-sides.spec.ts XY',
+      project: 'Google Chrome',
+    },
+    {
+      name: '',
+      message: 'no connection to send on',
+      stack: '',
+      foundInSpec:
+        'e2e/playwright/can-create-sketches-on-all-planes-and-their-back-sides.spec.ts XY',
+      project: 'Google Chrome',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'RangeError',
+      message: 'Position 160 is out of range for changeset of length 0',
+      stack: `RangeError: Position 160 is out of range for changeset of length 0
+    at _ChangeSet.mapPos (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-3BHLKIA4.js?v=412eae63:756:13)
+    at findSharedChunks (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-3BHLKIA4.js?v=412eae63:3045:49)
+    at _RangeSet.compare (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-3BHLKIA4.js?v=412eae63:2840:24)
+    at findChangedDeco (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-IZYF444B.js?v=412eae63:3320:12)
+    at DocView.update (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-IZYF444B.js?v=412eae63:2774:20)
+    at _EditorView.update (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-IZYF444B.js?v=412eae63:7056:30)
+    at DOMObserver.flush (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-IZYF444B.js?v=412eae63:6621:17)
+    at MutationObserver.<anonymous> (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-IZYF444B.js?v=412eae63:6322:14)`,
+      foundInSpec: 'e2e/playwright/editor-tests.spec.ts fold gutters work',
+      project: 'Google Chrome',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'RangeError',
+      message: 'Selection points outside of document',
+      stack: `RangeError: Selection points outside of document
+    +     at checkSelection (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-3BHLKIA4.js?v=412eae63:1453:13)
+    +     at new _Transaction (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-3BHLKIA4.js?v=412eae63:2014:7)
+    +     at _Transaction.create (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-3BHLKIA4.js?v=412eae63:2022:12)
+    +     at resolveTransaction (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-3BHLKIA4.js?v=412eae63:2155:24)
+    +     at _EditorState.update (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-3BHLKIA4.js?v=412eae63:2281:12)
+    +     at _EditorView.dispatch (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-IZYF444B.js?v=412eae63:6988:148)
+    +     at EditorManager.selectRange (http://localhost:3000/src/editor/manager.ts:182:22)
+    +     at AST extrude (http://localhost:3000/src/machines/modelingMachine.ts:828:25)`,
+      foundInSpec: 'e2e/playwright/editor-tests.spec.ts',
+      project: 'Google Chrome',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Unhandled Promise Rejection',
+      message: "TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'sg.value')",
+      stack: `Unhandled Promise Rejection: TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'sg.value')
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/src/clientSideScene/sceneEntities.ts:466:23)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/src/clientSideScene/sceneEntities.ts:454:32)
+    at set up draft line without teardown (http://localhost:3000/src/machines/modelingMachine.ts:983:47)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=0de2e74f:1877:24)
+    at handleAction (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=0de2e74f:1064:26)
+    at processBlock (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=0de2e74f:1087:36)
+    at map ([native code]:0:0)
+    at resolveActions (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=0de2e74f:1109:49)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=0de2e74f:3639:37)
+    at provide (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=0de2e74f:1117:18)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=0de2e74f:2452:30)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=0de2e74f:1831:43)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=0de2e74f:1659:17)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=0de2e74f:1643:19)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=0de2e74f:1829:33)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/src/clientSideScene/sceneEntities.ts:263:19)`,
+      foundInSpec: `e2e/playwright/testing-camera-movement.spec.ts Zoom should be consistent when exiting or entering sketches`,
+      project: 'webkit',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Unhandled Promise Rejection',
+      message: 'false',
+      stack: `Unhandled Promise Rejection: false
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/src/clientSideScene/ClientSideSceneComp.tsx:455:78)`,
+      foundInSpec: `e2e/playwright/testing-segment-overlays.spec.ts line-[tagOutsideSketch]`,
+      project: 'webkit',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Unhandled Promise Rejection',
+      message: `TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'programMemory.get(variableDeclarationName).value')`,
+      stack: `    +  stack:Unhandled Promise Rejection: TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'programMemory.get(variableDeclarationName).value')
+    +     at unknown (http://localhost:3000/src/machines/modelingMachine.ts:911:49)`,
+      foundInSpec: `e2e/playwright/can-create-sketches-on-all-planes-and-their-back-sides.spec.ts`,
+      project: 'webkit',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Unhandled Promise Rejection',
+      message: `null is not an object (evaluating 'programMemory.get(variableDeclarationName).value')`,
+      stack: `Unhandled Promise Rejection: TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'programMemory.get(variableDeclarationName).value')
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/src/machines/modelingMachine.ts:911:49)`,
+      foundInSpec: `e2e/playwright/testing-camera-movement.spec.ts Zoom should be consistent when exiting or entering sketches`,
+      project: 'webkit',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'TypeError',
+      message: `null is not an object (evaluating 'gl.getShaderPrecisionFormat(gl.VERTEX_SHADER, gl.HIGH_FLOAT).precision')`,
+      stack: `TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'gl.getShaderPrecisionFormat(gl.VERTEX_SHADER, gl.HIGH_FLOAT).precision')
+    at getMaxPrecision (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-DEEFU7IG.js?v=d328572b:9557:71)
+    at WebGLCapabilities (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-DEEFU7IG.js?v=d328572b:9570:39)
+    at initGLContext (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-DEEFU7IG.js?v=d328572b:16993:43)
+    at WebGLRenderer (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-DEEFU7IG.js?v=d328572b:17024:18)
+    at SceneInfra (http://localhost:3000/src/clientSideScene/sceneInfra.ts:185:38)
+    at module code (http://localhost:3000/src/lib/singletons.ts:14:41)`,
+      foundInSpec: `e2e/playwright/testing-segment-overlays.spec.ts angledLineToX`,
+      project: 'webkit',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Unhandled Promise Rejection',
+      message:
+        '{"kind":"engine","sourceRanges":[[0,0]],"msg":"Failed to get string from response from engine: `JsValue(undefined)`"}',
+      stack: `Unhandled Promise Rejection: {"kind":"engine","sourceRanges":[[0,0]],"msg":"Failed to get string from response from engine: \`JsValue(undefined)\`"}
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/src/lang/std/engineConnection.ts:1245:26)`,
+      foundInSpec:
+        'e2e/playwright/onboarding-tests.spec.ts Click through each onboarding step',
+      project: 'webkit',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Unhandled Promise Rejection',
+      message: 'undefined',
+      stack: '',
+      foundInSpec: `e2e/playwright/sketch-tests.spec.ts Existing sketch with bad code delete user's code`,
+      project: 'webkit',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Fetch API cannot load https',
+      message: '/api.dev.zoo.dev/logout due to access control checks.',
+      stack: `Fetch API cannot load https://api.dev.zoo.dev/logout due to access control checks.
+    at goToSignInPage (http://localhost:3000/src/components/SettingsAuthProvider.tsx:229:15)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=d328572b:1877:24)
+    at handleAction (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=d328572b:1064:26)
+    at processBlock (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=d328572b:1087:36)
+    at map (:1:11)
+    at resolveActions (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=d328572b:1109:49)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=d328572b:3639:37)
+    at provide (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=d328572b:1117:18)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=d328572b:2452:30)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=d328572b:1831:43)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=d328572b:1659:17)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=d328572b:1643:19)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=d328572b:1829:33)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/node_modules/.vite/deps/chunk-6FRHHHSJ.js?v=d328572b:2601:23)`,
+      foundInSpec:
+        'e2e/playwright/testing-selections.spec.ts Solids should be select and deletable',
+      project: 'webkit',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Unhandled Promise Rejection',
+      message: 'ReferenceError: Cannot access uninitialized variable.',
+      stack: `Unhandled Promise Rejection: ReferenceError: Cannot access uninitialized variable.
+    at setDiagnosticsForCurrentErrors (http://localhost:3000/src/lang/KclSingleton.ts:90:18)
+    at kclErrors (http://localhost:3000/src/lang/KclSingleton.ts:82:40)
+    at safeParse (http://localhost:3000/src/lang/KclSingleton.ts:150:9)
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/src/lang/KclSingleton.ts:113:32)`,
+      foundInSpec:
+        'e2e/playwright/testing-segment-overlays.spec.ts angledLineToX',
+      project: 'webkit',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Unhandled Promise Rejection',
+      message: 'sketchGroup not found',
+      stack: `Unhandled Promise Rejection: sketchGroup not found
+    at unknown (http://localhost:3000/src/machines/modelingMachine.ts:911:49)`,
+      foundInSpec:
+        'e2e/playwright/testing-selections.spec.ts Deselecting line tool should mean nothing happens on click',
+      project: 'webkit',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Unhandled Promise Rejection',
+      message:
+        'engine error: [{"error_code":"bad_request","message":"Cannot set the camera position with these values"}]',
+      stack:
+        'Unhandled Promise Rejection: engine error: [{"error_code":"bad_request","message":"Cannot set the camera position with these values"}]',
+      foundInSpec:
+        'e2e/playwright/testing-camera-movement.spec.ts Zoom should be consistent when exiting or entering sketches',
+      project: 'webkit',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'SecurityError',
+      stack: `SecurityError:  Failed to read the 'localStorage' property from 'Window': Access is denied for this document.
+     at <anonymous>:13:5
+     at <anonymous>:18:5
+     at <anonymous>:19:7`,
+      message: `Failed to read the 'localStorage' property from 'Window': Access is denied for this document.`,
+      project: 'Google Chrome',
+      foundInSpec: 'e2e/playwright/basic-sketch.spec.ts',
+    },
+    {
+      name: '  - internal_engine',
+      stack: `
+`,
+      message: `Nothing to export`,
+      project: 'Google Chrome',
+      foundInSpec: 'e2e/playwright/regression-tests.spec.ts',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'SyntaxError',
+      stack: `SyntaxError: Unexpected end of JSON input
+    at crossPlatformFetch (http://localhost:3000/src/lib/crossPlatformFetch.ts:34:31)
+    at async sendTelemetry (http://localhost:3000/src/lib/textToCad.ts:179:3)`,
+      message: `Unexpected end of JSON input`,
+      project: 'Google Chrome',
+      foundInSpec: 'e2e/playwright/text-to-cad-tests.spec.ts',
+    },
+    {
+      name: '{"kind"',
+      stack: ``,
+      message: `engine","sourceRanges":[[0,0]],"msg":"Failed to wait for promise from engine: JsValue(\\"Force interrupt, executionIsStale, new AST requested\\")"}`,
+      project: 'Google Chrome',
+      foundInSpec: 'e2e/playwright/testing-settings.spec.ts',
+    },
+  ]
+
+  const cleanString = (str: string) => str.replace(/[`"]/g, '')
+  const foundItem = whitelist.find(
+    (item) =>
+      cleanString(exception.name) === cleanString(item.name) &&
+      cleanString(exception.message).includes(cleanString(item.message))
+  )
+
+  return foundItem !== undefined
+}
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/regression-tests.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/regression-tests.spec.ts
index 74ad8f7fac..369ca6f26a 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/regression-tests.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/regression-tests.spec.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import {
 import { TEST_CODE_TRIGGER_ENGINE_EXPORT_ERROR } from './storageStates'
 import { bracket } from 'lib/exampleKcl'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/sketch-tests.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/sketch-tests.spec.ts
index 0d15c7dd14..e688a59f0d 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/sketch-tests.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/sketch-tests.spec.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import {
 } from './test-utils'
 import { uuidv4, roundOff } from 'lib/utils'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/test-network-and-connection-issues.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/test-network-and-connection-issues.spec.ts
index c3bb8610af..ecea9a611e 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/test-network-and-connection-issues.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/test-network-and-connection-issues.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
 
 import { commonPoints, getUtils, setup, tearDown } from './test-utils'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/test-utils.ts b/e2e/playwright/test-utils.ts
index ead587da59..81f3d86f44 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/test-utils.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/test-utils.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
 import * as TOML from '@iarna/toml'
 import { SaveSettingsPayload } from 'lib/settings/settingsTypes'
 import { SETTINGS_FILE_NAME } from 'lib/constants'
+import { isErrorWhitelisted } from './lib/console-error-whitelist'
 import { isArray } from 'lib/utils'
 import { reportRejection } from 'lib/trap'
 
@@ -822,7 +823,11 @@ export async function tearDown(page: Page, testInfo: TestInfo) {
 
 // settingsOverrides may need to be augmented to take more generic items,
 // but we'll be strict for now
-export async function setup(context: BrowserContext, page: Page) {
+export async function setup(
+  context: BrowserContext,
+  page: Page,
+  testInfo?: TestInfo
+) {
   await context.addInitScript(
     async ({ token, settingsKey, settings, IS_PLAYWRIGHT_KEY }) => {
       localStorage.clear()
@@ -858,6 +863,8 @@ export async function setup(context: BrowserContext, page: Page) {
       secure: true,
     },
   ])
+
+  failOnConsoleErrors(page, testInfo)
   // kill animations, speeds up tests and reduced flakiness
   await page.emulateMedia({ reducedMotion: 'reduce' })
 
@@ -931,6 +938,48 @@ export async function setupElectron({
   return { electronApp, page, dir: projectDirName }
 }
 
+function failOnConsoleErrors(page: Page, testInfo?: TestInfo) {
+  // enabled for chrome for now
+  if (page.context().browser()?.browserType().name() === 'chromium') {
+    page.on('pageerror', (exception) => {
+      if (isErrorWhitelisted(exception)) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      // only set this env var to false if you want to collect console errors
+      // This can be configured in the GH workflow.  This should be set to true by default (we want tests to fail when
+      // unwhitelisted console errors are detected).
+      if (process.env.FAIL_ON_CONSOLE_ERRORS === 'true') {
+        // Fail when running on CI and FAIL_ON_CONSOLE_ERRORS is set
+        // use expect to prevent page from closing and not cleaning up
+        expect(`An error was detected in the console: \r\n message:${exception.message} \r\n name:${exception.name} \r\n stack:${exception.stack}
+          
+          *Either fix the console error or add it to the whitelist defined in ./lib/console-error-whitelist.ts (if the error can be safely ignored)       
+          `).toEqual('Console error detected')
+      } else {
+        // the (test-results/exceptions.txt) file will be uploaded as part of an upload artifact in GH
+        fsp
+          .appendFile(
+            './test-results/exceptions.txt',
+            [
+              '~~~',
+              `triggered_by_test:${
+                testInfo?.file + ' ' + (testInfo?.title || ' ')
+              }`,
+              `name:${exception.name}`,
+              `message:${exception.message}`,
+              `stack:${exception.stack}`,
+              `project:${testInfo?.project.name}`,
+              '~~~',
+            ].join('\n')
+          )
+          .catch((err) => {
+            console.error(err)
+          })
+      }
+    })
+  }
+}
 export async function isOutOfViewInScrollContainer(
   element: Locator,
   container: Locator
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/testing-camera-movement.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/testing-camera-movement.spec.ts
index a43d8dad27..42824763d7 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/testing-camera-movement.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/testing-camera-movement.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { EngineCommand } from 'lang/std/artifactGraph'
 import { uuidv4 } from 'lib/utils'
 import { getUtils, setup, tearDown } from './test-utils'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/testing-constraints.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/testing-constraints.spec.ts
index 69bbc85b20..ead09d76aa 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/testing-constraints.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/testing-constraints.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
 import { getUtils, setup, tearDown, TEST_COLORS } from './test-utils'
 import { XOR } from 'lib/utils'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/testing-gizmo.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/testing-gizmo.spec.ts
index 73046a27dc..88fa02304d 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/testing-gizmo.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/testing-gizmo.spec.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { getUtils, setup, tearDown } from './test-utils'
 import { uuidv4 } from 'lib/utils'
 import { TEST_CODE_GIZMO } from './storageStates'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/testing-segment-overlays.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/testing-segment-overlays.spec.ts
index 2a08b2a9cf..7cf7622f53 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/testing-segment-overlays.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/testing-segment-overlays.spec.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { deg, getUtils, setup, tearDown, wiggleMove } from './test-utils'
 import { LineInputsType } from 'lang/std/sketchcombos'
 import { uuidv4 } from 'lib/utils'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/testing-selections.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/testing-selections.spec.ts
index 7d7b245b5a..9dcf18993c 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/testing-selections.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/testing-selections.spec.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { Coords2d } from 'lang/std/sketch'
 import { KCL_DEFAULT_LENGTH } from 'lib/constants'
 import { uuidv4 } from 'lib/utils'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/testing-settings.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/testing-settings.spec.ts
index 4d09b096f2..b0f7eaa96e 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/testing-settings.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/testing-settings.spec.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import {
 } from './storageStates'
 import * as TOML from '@iarna/toml'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/various.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/various.spec.ts
index fb947eca6a..f9acb93269 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/various.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/various.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
 
 import { doExport, getUtils, makeTemplate, setup, tearDown } from './test-utils'
 
-test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }) => {
-  await setup(context, page)
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context, page }, testInfo) => {
+  await setup(context, page, testInfo)
 })
 
 test.afterEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 8813281b68..56f61628a1 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
         },
       }, // or 'chrome-beta'
     },
-    {
-      name: 'webkit',
-      use: { ...devices['Desktop Safari'] },
-    },
+    // {
+    //   name: 'webkit',
+    //   use: { ...devices['Desktop Safari'] },
+    // },
     // {
     //   name: 'firefox',
     //   use: { ...devices['Desktop Firefox'] },