diff --git a/Tests/DistTestCore/DistTest.cs b/Tests/DistTestCore/DistTest.cs
index d33e0c7f..34773cf4 100644
--- a/Tests/DistTestCore/DistTest.cs
+++ b/Tests/DistTestCore/DistTest.cs
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ namespace DistTestCore
                 using var raw = new StreamWriter(Console.OpenStandardOutput(), leaveOpen: true) { AutoFlush = true };
                 raw.WriteLine(Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(entry));
             }
-            catch
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                // Best-effort; don't fail the teardown if status emission fails.
+                Console.Error.WriteLine($"[test-result-emit] Failed: {ex}");
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Tests/DistTestCore/Global.cs b/Tests/DistTestCore/Global.cs
index c35f53d1..ce6746c2 100644
--- a/Tests/DistTestCore/Global.cs
+++ b/Tests/DistTestCore/Global.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ namespace DistTestCore
             {
                 GlobalTestFailure.HasFailed = true;
                 log.Error($"Global setup cleanup failed with: {ex}");
+                // Write directly to raw stderr so this is visible even when NUnit
+                // captures Console.Out/Console.Error for the fixture setup context.
+                using var err = new StreamWriter(Console.OpenStandardError(), leaveOpen: true) { AutoFlush = true };
+                err.WriteLine($"[global-setup-failure] {ex}");
                 throw;
             }
         }