diff --git a/components/renku_data_services/session/k8s_client.py b/components/renku_data_services/session/k8s_client.py
index a6b635793..886aa4e23 100644
--- a/components/renku_data_services/session/k8s_client.py
+++ b/components/renku_data_services/session/k8s_client.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import httpx
+import sentry_sdk
 from kr8s import NotFoundError, ServerError
 from kr8s.asyncio.objects import APIObject, Pod
 
@@ -212,6 +213,11 @@ async def update_image_build_status(self, buildrun_name: str, user_id: str) -> m
         k8s_build = await self.get_build_run(name=buildrun_name, user_id=user_id)
 
         if k8s_build is None:
+            # Report this condition to Sentry: we expected to find a buildrun object but found none
+            try:
+                raise errors.ProgrammingError(message=f"Build run {buildrun_name} not found.")
+            except Exception as e:
+                sentry_sdk.capture_exception(e)
             return models.ShipwrightBuildStatusUpdate(
                 update=models.ShipwrightBuildStatusUpdateContent(status=models.BuildStatus.failed)
             )
@@ -274,6 +280,13 @@ async def update_image_build_status(self, buildrun_name: str, user_id: str) -> m
                 )
             )
         else:
+            # Report the failed buildrun to Sentry
+            try:
+                raise errors.ProgrammingError(message=f"Build run {buildrun_name} detected as failed.")
+            except Exception as e:
+                scope = sentry_sdk.get_current_scope()
+                scope.set_context(key="build_run", value=k8s_build.model_dump(mode="json"))
+                scope.capture_exception(e)
             return models.ShipwrightBuildStatusUpdate(
                 update=models.ShipwrightBuildStatusUpdateContent(
                     status=models.BuildStatus.failed,