diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandlerTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandlerTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..866dc0b73164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandlerTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 DuckDuckGo
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.duckduckgo.app.global
+
+import com.duckduckgo.app.CoroutineTestRule
+import com.duckduckgo.app.global.exception.UncaughtExceptionRepository
+import com.duckduckgo.app.global.exception.UncaughtExceptionSource
+import com.duckduckgo.app.statistics.store.OfflinePixelCountDataStore
+import com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2.*
+import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runBlockingTest
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import java.io.InterruptedIOException
+
+@ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+class AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandlerTest {
+
+    private lateinit var testee: AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandler
+    private val mockDefaultExceptionHandler: Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler = mock()
+    private val mockPixelCountDataStore: OfflinePixelCountDataStore = mock()
+    private val mockUncaughtExceptionRepository: UncaughtExceptionRepository = mock()
+
+    @get:Rule
+    val coroutineTestRule: CoroutineTestRule = CoroutineTestRule()
+
+    @Before
+    fun setup() {
+        testee = AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandler(
+            mockDefaultExceptionHandler,
+            mockPixelCountDataStore,
+            mockUncaughtExceptionRepository,
+            coroutineTestRule.testDispatcherProvider
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenExceptionIsNotInIgnoreListThenCrashRecordedInDatabase() = coroutineTestRule.testDispatcher.runBlockingTest {
+        testee.uncaughtException(Thread.currentThread(), NullPointerException("Deliberate"))
+        advanceUntilIdle()
+
+        verify(mockUncaughtExceptionRepository).recordUncaughtException(any(), eq(UncaughtExceptionSource.GLOBAL))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenExceptionIsNotInIgnoreListThenDefaultExceptionHandlerCalled() = coroutineTestRule.testDispatcher.runBlockingTest {
+        val exception = NullPointerException("Deliberate")
+        testee.uncaughtException(Thread.currentThread(), exception)
+        advanceUntilIdle()
+
+        verify(mockDefaultExceptionHandler).uncaughtException(any(), eq(exception))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenExceptionIsInterruptedIoExceptionThenCrashNotRecorded() = coroutineTestRule.testDispatcher.runBlockingTest {
+        testee.uncaughtException(Thread.currentThread(), InterruptedIOException("Deliberate"))
+        advanceUntilIdle()
+
+        verify(mockUncaughtExceptionRepository, never()).recordUncaughtException(any(), any())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenExceptionIsInterruptedExceptionThenCrashNotRecorded() = coroutineTestRule.testDispatcher.runBlockingTest {
+        testee.uncaughtException(Thread.currentThread(), InterruptedException("Deliberate"))
+        advanceUntilIdle()
+
+        verify(mockUncaughtExceptionRepository, never()).recordUncaughtException(any(), any())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenExceptionIsNotRecordedButInDebugModeThenDefaultExceptionHandlerCalled() = coroutineTestRule.testDispatcher.runBlockingTest {
+        val exception = InterruptedIOException("Deliberate")
+        testee.uncaughtException(Thread.currentThread(), exception)
+        advanceUntilIdle()
+
+        verify(mockDefaultExceptionHandler).uncaughtException(any(), eq(exception))
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandler.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandler.kt
index d8c3217ce6f1..d2366571e4cd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandler.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandler.kt
@@ -20,16 +20,17 @@ import com.duckduckgo.app.browser.BuildConfig
 import com.duckduckgo.app.global.exception.UncaughtExceptionRepository
 import com.duckduckgo.app.global.exception.UncaughtExceptionSource
 import com.duckduckgo.app.statistics.store.OfflinePixelCountDataStore
-import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.NonCancellable
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import timber.log.Timber
 import java.io.InterruptedIOException
 
 class AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandler(
     private val originalHandler: Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler,
     private val offlinePixelCountDataStore: OfflinePixelCountDataStore,
-    private val uncaughtExceptionRepository: UncaughtExceptionRepository
+    private val uncaughtExceptionRepository: UncaughtExceptionRepository,
+    private val dispatcherProvider: DispatcherProvider
 ) : Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler {
 
     override fun uncaughtException(thread: Thread?, originalException: Throwable?) {
@@ -64,12 +65,15 @@ class AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandler(
     private fun shouldCrashApp(): Boolean = BuildConfig.DEBUG
 
     private fun recordExceptionAndAllowCrash(thread: Thread?, originalException: Throwable?) {
-        GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO + NonCancellable) {
-            uncaughtExceptionRepository.recordUncaughtException(originalException, UncaughtExceptionSource.GLOBAL)
-            offlinePixelCountDataStore.applicationCrashCount += 1
-
-            // wait until the exception has been fully processed before propagating exception
-            originalHandler.uncaughtException(thread, originalException)
+        GlobalScope.launch(dispatcherProvider.io() + NonCancellable) {
+            try {
+                uncaughtExceptionRepository.recordUncaughtException(originalException, UncaughtExceptionSource.GLOBAL)
+                offlinePixelCountDataStore.applicationCrashCount += 1
+            } catch (e: Throwable) {
+                Timber.e(e, "Failed to record exception")
+            } finally {
+                originalHandler.uncaughtException(thread, originalException)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/exception/UncaughtExceptionModule.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/exception/UncaughtExceptionModule.kt
index c24d53dc181a..c07c05ac07bd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/exception/UncaughtExceptionModule.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/exception/UncaughtExceptionModule.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.duckduckgo.app.global.exception
 
 import com.duckduckgo.app.global.AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandler
+import com.duckduckgo.app.global.DispatcherProvider
 import com.duckduckgo.app.statistics.store.OfflinePixelCountDataStore
 import dagger.Module
 import dagger.Provides
@@ -39,10 +40,11 @@ class UncaughtExceptionModule {
     @Singleton
     fun alertingUncaughtExceptionHandler(
         offlinePixelCountDataStore: OfflinePixelCountDataStore,
-        uncaughtExceptionRepository: UncaughtExceptionRepository
+        uncaughtExceptionRepository: UncaughtExceptionRepository,
+        dispatcherProvider: DispatcherProvider
     ): AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandler {
         val originalHandler = Thread.getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler()
-        return AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandler(originalHandler, offlinePixelCountDataStore, uncaughtExceptionRepository)
+        return AlertingUncaughtExceptionHandler(originalHandler, offlinePixelCountDataStore, uncaughtExceptionRepository, dispatcherProvider)
     }
 
     @Provides