diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/png/server/execute_job/index.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/png/server/execute_job/index.js
index 7fe91d4cdd4cb2..def268221bd92c 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/png/server/execute_job/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/png/server/execute_job/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import * as Rx from 'rxjs';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { mergeMap, catchError, map, takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { oncePerServer } from '../../../../server/lib/once_per_server';
+import { oncePerServer } from '../../../../server/lib';
 import { generatePngObservableFactory } from '../lib/generate_png';
 import {
   decryptJobHeaders,
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ function executeJobFn(server) {
         content_type: 'image/png',
         content: buffer.toString('base64'),
         size: buffer.byteLength,
-      }))
+      })),
+      catchError(err => Rx.throwError(err))
     );
 
     const stop$ = Rx.fromEventPattern(cancellationToken.on);
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/printable_pdf/server/execute_job/index.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/printable_pdf/server/execute_job/index.js
index f128ae7c97f34a..02df56a3131ad1 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/printable_pdf/server/execute_job/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/printable_pdf/server/execute_job/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import * as Rx from 'rxjs';
 import { mergeMap, catchError, map, takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { oncePerServer } from '../../../../server/lib/once_per_server';
+import { oncePerServer } from '../../../../server/lib';
 import { generatePdfObservableFactory } from '../lib/generate_pdf';
 import { compatibilityShimFactory } from './compatibility_shim';
 import {
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ function executeJobFn(server) {
         content_type: 'application/pdf',
         content: buffer.toString('base64'),
         size: buffer.byteLength,
-      }))
+      })),
+      catchError(err => Rx.throwError(err))
     );
 
     const stop$ = Rx.fromEventPattern(cancellationToken.on);
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/chromium/index.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/chromium/index.js
index 3ff480d98dc6c3..551b5bf399c550 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/chromium/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/chromium/index.js
@@ -9,9 +9,5 @@ import { HeadlessChromiumDriverFactory } from './driver_factory';
 export { paths } from './paths';
 
 export async function createDriverFactory(binaryPath, logger, browserConfig, queueTimeout) {
-  if (browserConfig.disableSandbox) {
-    logger.warning(`Enabling the Chromium sandbox provides an additional layer of protection.`);
-  }
-
   return new HeadlessChromiumDriverFactory(binaryPath, logger, browserConfig, queueTimeout);
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/create_browser_driver_factory.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/create_browser_driver_factory.ts
index ab35074d8b3f7e..3ed78acbc2b190 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/create_browser_driver_factory.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/create_browser_driver_factory.ts
@@ -23,21 +23,17 @@ export async function createBrowserDriverFactory(server: KbnServer) {
   const BROWSER_CONFIG = CAPTURE_CONFIG.browser[BROWSER_TYPE];
   const REPORTING_TIMEOUT = config.get('xpack.reporting.queue.timeout');
 
+  if (BROWSER_CONFIG.disableSandbox) {
+    logger.warning(`Enabling the Chromium sandbox provides an additional layer of protection.`);
+  }
   if (BROWSER_AUTO_DOWNLOAD) {
     await ensureBrowserDownloaded(BROWSER_TYPE);
   }
 
   try {
-    const browser = BROWSERS_BY_TYPE[BROWSER_TYPE];
+    const browser = BROWSERS_BY_TYPE[BROWSER_TYPE]; // NOTE: unecessary indirection: this is always a Chromium browser object, as of PhantomJS removal
     const { binaryPath } = await installBrowser(logger, browser, DATA_DIR);
-    const browserDriverFactory = browser.createDriverFactory(
-      binaryPath,
-      logger,
-      BROWSER_CONFIG,
-      REPORTING_TIMEOUT
-    );
-    logger.debug(`Browser installed at ${browserDriverFactory.binaryPath}`);
-    return browserDriverFactory;
+    return browser.createDriverFactory(binaryPath, logger, BROWSER_CONFIG, REPORTING_TIMEOUT);
   } catch (error) {
     if (error.cause && ['EACCES', 'EEXIST'].includes(error.cause.code)) {
       logger.error(
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/install.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/install.ts
index 383902cf1a639a..ed2fc3df459b8a 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/install.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/install.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export async function installBrowser(
     await chmod(binaryPath, '755');
   }
 
+  logger.debug(`Browser installed at ${binaryPath}`);
   return {
     binaryPath,
   };
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/lib/enqueue_job.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/lib/enqueue_job.js
index cde06262d59962..dfb77af96d56d9 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/lib/enqueue_job.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/lib/enqueue_job.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ function enqueueJobFn(server) {
   const browserType = config.get('xpack.reporting.capture.browser.type');
   const exportTypesRegistry = server.plugins.reporting.exportTypesRegistry;
 
-  return async function enqueueJob(exportTypeId, jobParams, user, headers, request) {
+  return async function enqueueJob(parentLogger, exportTypeId, jobParams, user, headers, request) {
+    const logger = parentLogger.clone(['queue-job']);
     const exportType = exportTypesRegistry.getById(exportTypeId);
     const createJob = exportType.createJobFactory(server);
     const payload = await createJob(jobParams, headers, request);
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ function enqueueJobFn(server) {
 
       job.on(esqueueEvents.EVENT_JOB_CREATED, (createdJob) => {
         if (createdJob.id === job.id) {
-          server.log(['reporting', 'esqueue', 'info'], `Successfully queued job: ${createdJob.id}`);
+          logger.info(`Successfully queued job: ${createdJob.id}`);
           resolve(job);
         }
       });
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/routes/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/routes/index.ts
index 853b184a267421..afb4d2db0ef8a1 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/routes/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/routes/index.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function registerRoutes(server: KbnServer, logger: Logger) {
     const user = request.pre.user;
     const headers = request.headers;
 
-    const job = await enqueueJob(exportTypeId, jobParams, user, headers, request);
+    const job = await enqueueJob(logger, exportTypeId, jobParams, user, headers, request);
 
     // return the queue's job information
     const jobJson = job.toJSON();