diff --git a/src/Concerns/CapturesState.php b/src/Concerns/CapturesState.php
index 9fc83671..9f84076e 100644
--- a/src/Concerns/CapturesState.php
+++ b/src/Concerns/CapturesState.php
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ public function report(Throwable $e, ?bool $handled = null): void
         }
 
         try {
-            if ($e instanceof FatalError) {
-                if ($this->sampling) {
-                    $this->ingest->writeNow($this->sensor->fatalError($e));
-                }
+            $record = $this->sensor->exception($e, $handled);
+
+            if ($this->sampling && ($e instanceof FatalError || ! $record['handled'])) {
+                $this->ingest->writeNow($record);
             } else {
-                $this->ingest->write($this->sensor->exception($e, $handled));
+                $this->ingest->write($record);
             }
         } catch (Throwable $e) {
             Nightwatch::unrecoverableExceptionOccurred($e);
diff --git a/src/SensorManager.php b/src/SensorManager.php
index 5789070c..a55038a3 100644
--- a/src/SensorManager.php
+++ b/src/SensorManager.php
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 use Laravel\Nightwatch\Sensors\UserSensor;
 use Laravel\Nightwatch\State\CommandState;
 use Laravel\Nightwatch\State\RequestState;
-use Laravel\Nightwatch\Types\Str;
 use Monolog\LogRecord;
 use Psr\Http\Message\RequestInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
@@ -50,8 +49,6 @@
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 use Throwable;
 
-use function hash;
-
 /**
  * @internal
  */
@@ -252,38 +249,6 @@ public function exception(Throwable $e, ?bool $handled): array
         return $sensor($e, $handled);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return array<mixed>
-     */
-    public function fatalError(Throwable $e): array
-    {
-        $file = $this->location->normalizeFile($e->getFile());
-
-        return [
-            'v' => 3,
-            't' => 'exception',
-            'timestamp' => $this->clock->microtime(),
-            'deploy' => $this->executionState->deploy,
-            'server' => $this->executionState->server,
-            '_group' => hash('xxh128', $e::class.','.$e->getCode().','.$file.','.$e->getLine()),
-            'trace_id' => $this->executionState->trace,
-            'execution_source' => $this->executionState->source,
-            'execution_id' => '',
-            'execution_preview' => $this->executionState->executionPreview,
-            'execution_stage' => $this->executionState->stage,
-            'user' => $this->executionState->user->resolvedUserId(),
-            'class' => $e::class,
-            'file' => Str::tinyText($file),
-            'line' => $e->getLine(),
-            'message' => Str::text($e->getMessage()),
-            'code' => (string) $e->getCode(),
-            'trace' => '',
-            'handled' => false,
-            'php_version' => $this->executionState->phpVersion,
-            'laravel_version' => $this->executionState->laravelVersion,
-        ];
-    }
-
     /**
      * @return array<mixed>
      */
diff --git a/src/Sensors/ExceptionSensor.php b/src/Sensors/ExceptionSensor.php
index 3c803ae3..5cd47546 100644
--- a/src/Sensors/ExceptionSensor.php
+++ b/src/Sensors/ExceptionSensor.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 use Spatie\LaravelIgnition\Exceptions\ViewException as IgnitionViewException;
 use SplFileObject;
 use stdClass;
+use Symfony\Component\ErrorHandler\Error\FatalError;
 use Throwable;
 
 use function array_is_list;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@
  */
 final class ExceptionSensor
 {
+    private const VERSION = 3;
+
     /**
      * @var array<string, SplFileObject|null>
      */
@@ -56,6 +59,10 @@ public function __construct(
      */
     public function __invoke(Throwable $e, ?bool $handled): array
     {
+        if ($e instanceof FatalError) {
+            return $this->fatalError($e);
+        }
+
         $nowMicrotime = $this->clock->microtime();
         [$file, $line] = $this->location->forException($e);
         $normalizedException = match ($e->getPrevious()) {
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ public function __invoke(Throwable $e, ?bool $handled): array
         $this->executionState->exceptions++;
 
         return [
-            'v' => 3,
+            'v' => self::VERSION,
             't' => 'exception',
             'timestamp' => $nowMicrotime,
             'deploy' => $this->executionState->deploy,
@@ -100,6 +107,38 @@ public function __invoke(Throwable $e, ?bool $handled): array
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return array<mixed>
+     */
+    private function fatalError(FatalError $e): array
+    {
+        $file = $this->location->normalizeFile($e->getFile());
+
+        return [
+            'v' => self::VERSION,
+            't' => 'exception',
+            'timestamp' => $this->clock->microtime(),
+            'deploy' => $this->executionState->deploy,
+            'server' => $this->executionState->server,
+            '_group' => hash('xxh128', $e::class.','.$e->getCode().','.$file.','.$e->getLine()),
+            'trace_id' => $this->executionState->trace,
+            'execution_source' => $this->executionState->source,
+            'execution_id' => '',
+            'execution_preview' => $this->executionState->executionPreview,
+            'execution_stage' => $this->executionState->stage,
+            'user' => $this->executionState->user->resolvedUserId(),
+            'class' => $e::class,
+            'file' => Str::tinyText($file),
+            'line' => $e->getLine(),
+            'message' => Str::text($e->getMessage()),
+            'code' => (string) $e->getCode(),
+            'trace' => '',
+            'handled' => false,
+            'php_version' => $this->executionState->phpVersion,
+            'laravel_version' => $this->executionState->laravelVersion,
+        ];
+    }
+
     private function wasManuallyReported(Throwable $e): bool
     {
         foreach (debug_backtrace(DEBUG_BACKTRACE_IGNORE_ARGS, limit: 20) as $frame) {
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Hooks/GuzzleMiddlewareTest.php b/tests/Unit/Hooks/GuzzleMiddlewareTest.php
index ad82f5df..47eeabdf 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Hooks/GuzzleMiddlewareTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Hooks/GuzzleMiddlewareTest.php
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ public function test_it_gracefully_handles_exceptions_in_the_before_middleware()
         $this->core->sensor->exceptionSensor = function ($e) use (&$exceptions): array {
             $exceptions[] = $e;
 
-            return [];
+            return [
+                'handled' => true,
+            ];
         };
         $thrownInMicrotimeResolver = false;
         $this->core->clock->microtimeResolver = function () use (&$thrownInMicrotimeResolver): float {
diff --git a/tests/Unit/SamplingTest.php b/tests/Unit/SamplingTest.php
index a7dd5bab..3f830459 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/SamplingTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/SamplingTest.php
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public function test_it_samples_on_exception(): void
     {
         $ingest = $this->fakeIngest();
         $this->core->config['sampling']['requests'] = 0;
-        $this->core->sensor->exceptionSensor = fn () => [];
+        $this->core->sensor->exceptionSensor = fn () => ['handled' => false];
         $exception = new RuntimeException('Whoops!');
         Route::get('/users', fn () => throw $exception);