diff --git a/scripts/gha/desktop_tester.py b/scripts/gha/desktop_tester.py
index ad8003cf04..53d0e959b3 100644
--- a/scripts/gha/desktop_tester.py
+++ b/scripts/gha/desktop_tester.py
@@ -94,19 +94,27 @@ class Test(object):
   # them as fields so they can be accessed from the main thread.
   def run(self):
     """Executes this testapp."""
-    result = subprocess.run(
-        args=[self.testapp_path],
-        cwd=os.path.dirname(self.testapp_path),  # Testapp checks CWD for config
-        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-        text=True,
-        check=False,
-        timeout=300)
+    result = None  # Ensures this var is defined if timeout occurs.
+    try:
+      result = subprocess.run(
+          args=[self.testapp_path],
+          cwd=os.path.dirname(self.testapp_path),  # Testapp uses CWD for config
+          stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+          stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+          text=True,
+          check=False,
+          timeout=300)
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as e:
+      logging.error("Testapp timed out!")
+      # e.output will sometimes be bytes, sometimes string. Decode if needed.
+      try:
+        self.logs = e.output.decode()
+      except AttributeError:  # This will happen if it's already a string.
+        self.logs = e.output
+    if result:
+      self.logs = result.stdout
     logging.info("Finished running %s", self.testapp_path)
 
-    self.logs = result.stdout
-    self.return_code = result.returncode
-
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   app.run(main)
diff --git a/testing/test_framework/src/firebase_test_framework.cc b/testing/test_framework/src/firebase_test_framework.cc
index d34f0bc2c6..3271be54e5 100644
--- a/testing/test_framework/src/firebase_test_framework.cc
+++ b/testing/test_framework/src/firebase_test_framework.cc
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Variant& v) {
 extern "C" int common_main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
   firebase_test_framework::FirebaseTest::SetArgs(argc, argv);
-  app_framework::SetLogLevel(app_framework::kInfo);
+  app_framework::SetLogLevel(app_framework::kDebug);
   // Anything below the given log level will be preserved, and printed out in
   // the event of test failure.
   app_framework::SetPreserveFullLog(true);