diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f043532..35a1c19 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 /.idea/sonarlint/
 /.idea/jsLibraryMappings.xml
 /.idea/sonarlint.xml
+/gxcko.me/coverage/
diff --git a/gxcko.me/src/components/CookiePopup.test.tsx b/gxcko.me/src/components/CookiePopup.test.tsx
index 09ca47e..2bc7890 100644
--- a/gxcko.me/src/components/CookiePopup.test.tsx
+++ b/gxcko.me/src/components/CookiePopup.test.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 import {describe, expect} from "vitest";
 import {fireEvent, screen} from "@testing-library/react";
-import CookiePopup from "./CookiePopup.tsx";
+import CookiePopup, {getCookie} from "./CookiePopup.tsx";
 import {renderWithProviders} from "../../testHelpers/functions/renderWithProviders.tsx";
 import {clearCookies} from "../../testHelpers/functions/clearCookies.tsx";
+import * as Sentry from "@sentry/browser";
+
+// Mock the entire Sentry module
+vi.mock('@sentry/browser', () => ({
+    captureException: vi.fn(),
+}));
 
 describe('CookiePopup Component Functionality', () => {
     beforeEach(clearCookies)
@@ -126,4 +132,30 @@ describe('CookiePopup Development Artefacts', () => {
 
         expect(consoleLogSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+});
+
+describe('CookiePopup Error Handling', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        // Mock document.cookie to throw a SecurityError
+        Object.defineProperty(document, 'cookie', {
+            get: () => { throw new DOMException('Failed to read the \'cookie\' property from \'Document\': Cookies are disabled inside \'data:\' URLs.', 'SecurityError'); }
+        });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        // Restore document.cookie and any other mocks after each test
+        vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    });
+
+    it('should throw a Sentry exception when cookie storage cannot be accessed', () => {
+        const result = getCookie('cookiesAccepted');
+
+        // Assert that Sentry.captureException was called with the right error and options
+        expect(Sentry.captureException).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(DOMException), {
+            level: 'error',
+            tags: { handled: true }
+        });
+
+        expect(result).toBeNull();
+    });
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index 8a1f4b9..ffa2db3 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ sonar.projectKey=SmartGecko44_SmartGecko44.github.io
 sonar.organization=smartgecko44
 sonar.javascript.lcov.reportPaths=./gxcko.me/coverage/lcov.info
 
-sonar.exclusions=./gxcko.me/coverage/**, **/*.test.*
+sonar.exclusions=**/*.test.*
 
 # This is the name and version displayed in the SonarCloud UI.
 #sonar.projectName=SmartGecko44.github.io