diff --git a/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/networkError/networkErrorCollection.spec.ts b/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/networkError/networkErrorCollection.spec.ts
index 38898e7e36..4e79154f9c 100644
--- a/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/networkError/networkErrorCollection.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/networkError/networkErrorCollection.spec.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ describe('network error collection', () => {
     url: FAKE_URL,
   }
 
+  function startCollection(forwardErrorsToLogs = true) {
+    fetchStubManager = stubFetch()
+    ;({ stop: stopNetworkErrorCollection } = startNetworkErrorCollection(
+      { ...CONFIGURATION, forwardErrorsToLogs },
+      lifeCycle
+    ))
+    fetchStub = window.fetch as FetchStub
+  }
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     if (isIE()) {
       pending('no fetch support')
@@ -45,9 +54,6 @@ describe('network error collection', () => {
     lifeCycle.subscribe(LifeCycleEventType.RAW_LOG_COLLECTED, (rawLogsEvent) =>
       rawLogsEvents.push(rawLogsEvent as RawLogsEventCollectedData<RawNetworkLogsEvent>)
     )
-    fetchStubManager = stubFetch()
-    ;({ stop: stopNetworkErrorCollection } = startNetworkErrorCollection(CONFIGURATION, lifeCycle))
-    fetchStub = window.fetch as FetchStub
   })
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -56,6 +62,7 @@ describe('network error collection', () => {
   })
 
   it('should track server error', (done) => {
+    startCollection()
     fetchStub(FAKE_URL).resolveWith(DEFAULT_REQUEST)
 
     fetchStubManager.whenAllComplete(() => {
@@ -78,7 +85,18 @@ describe('network error collection', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('should not track network error when forwardErrorsToLogs is false', (done) => {
+    startCollection(false)
+    fetchStub(FAKE_URL).resolveWith(DEFAULT_REQUEST)
+
+    fetchStubManager.whenAllComplete(() => {
+      expect(rawLogsEvents.length).toEqual(0)
+      done()
+    })
+  })
+
   it('should not track intake error', (done) => {
+    startCollection()
     fetchStub('https://logs-intake.com/v1/input/send?foo=bar').resolveWith(DEFAULT_REQUEST)
 
     fetchStubManager.whenAllComplete(() => {
@@ -88,6 +106,7 @@ describe('network error collection', () => {
   })
 
   it('should track aborted requests', (done) => {
+    startCollection()
     fetchStub(FAKE_URL).abort()
 
     fetchStubManager.whenAllComplete(() => {
@@ -97,6 +116,7 @@ describe('network error collection', () => {
   })
 
   it('should track refused request', (done) => {
+    startCollection()
     fetchStub(FAKE_URL).resolveWith({ ...DEFAULT_REQUEST, status: 0 })
 
     fetchStubManager.whenAllComplete(() => {
@@ -106,6 +126,7 @@ describe('network error collection', () => {
   })
 
   it('should not track client error', (done) => {
+    startCollection()
     fetchStub(FAKE_URL).resolveWith({ ...DEFAULT_REQUEST, status: 400 })
 
     fetchStubManager.whenAllComplete(() => {
@@ -115,6 +136,7 @@ describe('network error collection', () => {
   })
 
   it('should not track successful request', (done) => {
+    startCollection()
     fetchStub(FAKE_URL).resolveWith({ ...DEFAULT_REQUEST, status: 200 })
 
     fetchStubManager.whenAllComplete(() => {
@@ -124,6 +146,7 @@ describe('network error collection', () => {
   })
 
   it('uses a fallback when the response text is empty', (done) => {
+    startCollection()
     fetchStub(FAKE_URL).resolveWith({ ...DEFAULT_REQUEST, responseText: '' })
 
     fetchStubManager.whenAllComplete(() => {
diff --git a/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/networkError/networkErrorCollection.ts b/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/networkError/networkErrorCollection.ts
index 9966080125..ebe595fb0d 100644
--- a/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/networkError/networkErrorCollection.ts
+++ b/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/networkError/networkErrorCollection.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ import { LifeCycleEventType } from '../../lifeCycle'
 import { StatusType } from '../../logger'
 
 export function startNetworkErrorCollection(configuration: LogsConfiguration, lifeCycle: LifeCycle) {
+  if (!configuration.forwardErrorsToLogs) {
+    return { stop: noop }
+  }
+
   const xhrSubscription = initXhrObservable().subscribe((context) => {
     if (context.state === 'complete') {
       handleCompleteRequest(RequestType.XHR, context)
diff --git a/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/runtimeError/runtimeErrorCollection.spec.ts b/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/runtimeError/runtimeErrorCollection.spec.ts
index ef354deff0..f2c5ce4190 100644
--- a/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/runtimeError/runtimeErrorCollection.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/runtimeError/runtimeErrorCollection.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { ErrorSource, Observable } from '@datadog/browser-core'
-import type { RawError, RelativeTime, TimeStamp } from '@datadog/browser-core'
+import { ErrorSource } from '@datadog/browser-core'
 import type { RawRuntimeLogsEvent } from '../../../rawLogsEvent.types'
 import type { LogsConfiguration } from '../../configuration'
 import { StatusType } from '../../logger'
@@ -8,43 +7,60 @@ import { LifeCycle, LifeCycleEventType } from '../../lifeCycle'
 import { startRuntimeErrorCollection } from './runtimeErrorCollection'
 
 describe('runtime error collection', () => {
-  let rawErrorObservable: Observable<RawError>
+  const configuration = { forwardErrorsToLogs: true } as LogsConfiguration
   let lifeCycle: LifeCycle
   let stopRuntimeErrorCollection: () => void
   let rawLogsEvents: Array<RawLogsEventCollectedData<RawRuntimeLogsEvent>>
+  let onErrorSpy: jasmine.Spy
+  let originalOnErrorHandler: OnErrorEventHandler
 
   beforeEach(() => {
+    originalOnErrorHandler = window.onerror
+    onErrorSpy = jasmine.createSpy()
+    window.onerror = onErrorSpy
     rawLogsEvents = []
-    rawErrorObservable = new Observable<RawError>()
     lifeCycle = new LifeCycle()
     lifeCycle.subscribe(LifeCycleEventType.RAW_LOG_COLLECTED, (rawLogsEvent) =>
       rawLogsEvents.push(rawLogsEvent as RawLogsEventCollectedData<RawRuntimeLogsEvent>)
     )
-    ;({ stop: stopRuntimeErrorCollection } = startRuntimeErrorCollection(
-      {} as LogsConfiguration,
-      lifeCycle,
-      rawErrorObservable
-    ))
   })
 
   afterEach(() => {
     stopRuntimeErrorCollection()
+    window.onerror = originalOnErrorHandler
   })
 
-  it('should send runtime errors', () => {
-    rawErrorObservable.notify({
-      message: 'error!',
-      source: ErrorSource.SOURCE,
-      startClocks: { relative: 1234 as RelativeTime, timeStamp: 123456789 as TimeStamp },
-      type: 'Error',
+  it('should send runtime errors', (done) => {
+    ;({ stop: stopRuntimeErrorCollection } = startRuntimeErrorCollection(configuration, lifeCycle))
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      throw new Error('error!')
     })
 
-    expect(rawLogsEvents[0].rawLogsEvent).toEqual({
-      date: 123456789 as TimeStamp,
-      error: { origin: ErrorSource.SOURCE, kind: 'Error', stack: undefined },
-      message: 'error!',
-      status: StatusType.error,
-      origin: ErrorSource.SOURCE,
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      expect(rawLogsEvents[0].rawLogsEvent).toEqual({
+        date: jasmine.any(Number),
+        error: { origin: ErrorSource.SOURCE, kind: 'Error', stack: jasmine.any(String) },
+        message: 'error!',
+        status: StatusType.error,
+        origin: ErrorSource.SOURCE,
+      })
+      done()
+    }, 10)
+  })
+
+  it('should not send runtime errors when forwardErrorsToLogs is false', (done) => {
+    ;({ stop: stopRuntimeErrorCollection } = startRuntimeErrorCollection(
+      { ...configuration, forwardErrorsToLogs: false },
+      lifeCycle
+    ))
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      throw new Error('error!')
     })
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      expect(rawLogsEvents.length).toEqual(0)
+      done()
+    }, 10)
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/runtimeError/runtimeErrorCollection.ts b/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/runtimeError/runtimeErrorCollection.ts
index 6b970c1b7b..db029570b4 100644
--- a/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/runtimeError/runtimeErrorCollection.ts
+++ b/packages/logs/src/domain/logsCollection/runtimeError/runtimeErrorCollection.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Context, RawError, ClocksState } from '@datadog/browser-core'
-import { ErrorSource, trackRuntimeError, Observable } from '@datadog/browser-core'
+import { noop, ErrorSource, trackRuntimeError, Observable } from '@datadog/browser-core'
 import type { RawRuntimeLogsEvent } from '../../../rawLogsEvent.types'
 import type { LogsConfiguration } from '../../configuration'
 import type { LifeCycle } from '../../lifeCycle'
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ export interface ProvidedError {
   handlingStack: string
 }
 
-export function startRuntimeErrorCollection(
-  configuration: LogsConfiguration,
-  lifeCycle: LifeCycle,
-  rawErrorObservable = new Observable<RawError>()
-) {
-  if (configuration.forwardErrorsToLogs) {
-    trackRuntimeError(rawErrorObservable)
+export function startRuntimeErrorCollection(configuration: LogsConfiguration, lifeCycle: LifeCycle) {
+  if (!configuration.forwardErrorsToLogs) {
+    return { stop: noop }
   }
 
+  const rawErrorObservable = new Observable<RawError>()
+
+  const { stop: stopRuntimeErrorTracking } = trackRuntimeError(rawErrorObservable)
+
   const rawErrorSubscription = rawErrorObservable.subscribe((rawError) => {
     lifeCycle.notify<RawRuntimeLogsEvent>(LifeCycleEventType.RAW_LOG_COLLECTED, {
       rawLogsEvent: {
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export function startRuntimeErrorCollection(
 
   return {
     stop: () => {
+      stopRuntimeErrorTracking()
       rawErrorSubscription.unsubscribe()
     },
   }