diff --git a/src/modules/internal.ts b/src/modules/internal.ts
index bde26ee..b5fd63a 100644
--- a/src/modules/internal.ts
+++ b/src/modules/internal.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
 import { PublishEventRequestEventTypeEnum } from "mcpcat-api";
 import { publishEvent } from "./eventQueue.js";
 import { writeToLog } from "./logging.js";
-import { captureException } from "./exceptions.js";
 
 /**
  * Simple LRU cache for session identities.
@@ -196,14 +195,7 @@ export async function handleIdentify(
     }
   } catch (error) {
     writeToLog(
-      `Warning: Supplied identify function threw an error while identifying session ${sessionId} - ${error}`,
+      `Error: User supplied identify function threw an error while identifying session ${sessionId} - ${error}`,
     );
-    identifyEvent.duration =
-      (identifyEvent.timestamp &&
-        new Date().getTime() - identifyEvent.timestamp.getTime()) ||
-      undefined;
-    identifyEvent.isError = true;
-    identifyEvent.error = captureException(error);
-    publishEvent(server, identifyEvent);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/error-capture.test.ts b/src/tests/error-capture.test.ts
index 079dc26..b01e14e 100644
--- a/src/tests/error-capture.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/error-capture.test.ts
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ describe("Error Capture Integration Tests", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("should capture identify errors with stack traces", async () => {
+  it("should NOT publish identify events when identify function throws", async () => {
     const { server, client, cleanup } = await setupTestServerAndClient();
 
     try {
@@ -361,21 +361,19 @@ describe("Error Capture Integration Tests", () => {
       // Wait for events
       await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
 
-      // Find identify error event
+      // Verify NO identify event was published (errors in identify should only be logged, not published)
       const events = eventCapture.getEvents();
       const identifyEvent = events.find(
-        (e) =>
-          e.eventType === PublishEventRequestEventTypeEnum.McpcatIdentify &&
-          e.isError,
+        (e) => e.eventType === PublishEventRequestEventTypeEnum.McpcatIdentify,
       );
 
-      if (identifyEvent) {
-        expect(identifyEvent.error).toBeDefined();
-        expect(identifyEvent.error!.message).toBe("Identify error");
-        expect(identifyEvent.error!.type).toBe("Error");
-        expect(identifyEvent.error!.stack).toBeDefined();
-        expect(identifyEvent.error!.frames).toBeDefined();
-      }
+      expect(identifyEvent).toBeUndefined();
+
+      // Verify the tool call event was still published
+      const toolCallEvent = events.find(
+        (e) => e.eventType === PublishEventRequestEventTypeEnum.mcpToolsCall,
+      );
+      expect(toolCallEvent).toBeDefined();
     } finally {
       await cleanup();
     }
diff --git a/src/tests/identify.test.ts b/src/tests/identify.test.ts
index 3f74afd..e7d09c4 100644
--- a/src/tests/identify.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/identify.test.ts
@@ -685,16 +685,13 @@ describe("Identify Feature", () => {
       // Wait for events
       await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
 
-      // Verify identify event was published with error
+      // Verify NO identify event was published (errors in identify function should not publish events)
       const events = eventCapture.getEvents();
       const identifyEvent = events.find(
         (e) => e.eventType === PublishEventRequestEventTypeEnum.mcpcatIdentify,
       );
 
-      expect(identifyEvent).toBeDefined();
-      expect(identifyEvent?.isError).toBe(true);
-      expect(identifyEvent?.error?.message).toContain(errorMessage);
-      expect(identifyEvent?.duration).toBeDefined();
+      expect(identifyEvent).toBeUndefined();
 
       // Verify no user identity was stored
       const data = getServerTrackingData(server.server);
diff --git a/src/tests/report-missing.test.ts b/src/tests/report-missing.test.ts
index 25f82de..ef36e43 100644
--- a/src/tests/report-missing.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/report-missing.test.ts
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ describe("Report Missing Tool", () => {
       await eventCapture.start();
 
       // Enable tracking
-      track(server, "proj_0ujtsYcgvSTl8PAuAdqWYSMnLOv");
+      track(server, "proj_abc123xyz");
 
       const description = "Need file system watcher tool";
       const context = "User wants to monitor file changes in real-time";