diff --git a/libraries/logger/sentry-manager.js b/libraries/logger/sentry-manager.js
index c17616294e..15a667fd2a 100644
--- a/libraries/logger/sentry-manager.js
+++ b/libraries/logger/sentry-manager.js
@@ -81,9 +81,13 @@ class SentryManager {
       extra.info = error.info
       delete error.info
 
+      // Sentry wants to receive an Error instance.
+      const errInstance = new Error(error.message)
+      Object.assign(errInstance, error)
+
       try {
         // send the error to sentry
-        this.Sentry.captureException(error, { tags, extra, level })
+        this.Sentry.captureException(errInstance, { tags, extra, level })
 
         // put a flag on the errors to avoid reporting them multiple times
         for (const key in attributes) {
diff --git a/libraries/logger/test/unit/sentry-manager-tests.js b/libraries/logger/test/unit/sentry-manager-tests.js
index a53483d374..d00c10ca4d 100644
--- a/libraries/logger/test/unit/sentry-manager-tests.js
+++ b/libraries/logger/test/unit/sentry-manager-tests.js
@@ -138,7 +138,11 @@ describe('SentryManager', function () {
           },
         })
       )
-      expect(this.Sentry.captureException.args[0][0]).to.deep.equal(expectedErr)
+      // Chai is very picky with comparing Error instances. Go the long way of comparing all the fields manually.
+      const gotErr = this.Sentry.captureException.args[0][0]
+      for (const [key, wanted] of Object.entries(expectedErr)) {
+        expect(gotErr).to.have.property(key, wanted)
+      }
     })
     it('should sanitize request', function () {
       const req = {