diff --git a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Core/DynamoViewModel.cs b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Core/DynamoViewModel.cs
index 0c007f5a06d..a70289a1c58 100644
--- a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Core/DynamoViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Core/DynamoViewModel.cs
@@ -877,35 +877,25 @@ private void CurrentDomain_UnhandledException(object sender, UnhandledExceptionE
             }
         }
 
-        private void CrashGracefully(Exception ex, bool fatal = false)
+        // CrashGracefully should only be used in the DynamoViewModel class or within tests.
+        internal void CrashGracefully(Exception ex, bool fatal = false)
         {
             try
             {
-
-                Model.Logger.LogError("CrashGracefully Current ViewModel ID " + this.GetHashCode());
-                Model.Logger.LogError("CrashGracefully Current Model ID " + Model.GetHashCode());
-
                 var exceptionAssembly = ex.TargetSite?.Module?.Assembly;
+                // TargetInvocationException is the exception that is thrown by methods invoked through reflection
+                // The inner exception contains the originating exception.
+                // https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/compatibility/core-libraries/7.0/reflection-invoke-exceptions
+                if (ex is TargetInvocationException && ex.InnerException != null)
+                {
+                    exceptionAssembly = ex.InnerException?.TargetSite?.Module?.Assembly;
+                }
+                
                 // Do not crash if the exception is coming from a 3d party package; 
                 if (!fatal && exceptionAssembly != null)
                 {
-                    Console.WriteLine($"exceptionAssembly + {exceptionAssembly.Location}");
-
-                    Console.WriteLine("PMExtensions.Count" + Model.ExtensionManager.Extensions.OfType<PackageManagerExtension>().Count());
-                    Console.WriteLine("PMExtension " + Model.GetPackageManagerExtension());
-                    Console.WriteLine("PMExtension.PackageLoader " + Model.GetPackageManagerExtension()?.PackageLoader);
-                    Console.WriteLine("PMExtension.PackageLoader.LocalPackages.Count " + Model.GetPackageManagerExtension()?.PackageLoader?.LocalPackages.Count());
-
-                    foreach (var p in Model.GetPackageManagerExtension()?.PackageLoader?.LocalPackages)
-                    {
-                        Console.WriteLine(p.RootDirectory);
-                        Console.WriteLine($"Excepotion from {p.RootDirectory}  " + exceptionAssembly.Location.StartsWith(p.RootDirectory, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
-                    }
-
                     // Check if the exception might be coming from a loaded package assembly.
                     var faultyPkg = Model.GetPackageManagerExtension()?.PackageLoader?.LocalPackages?.FirstOrDefault(p => exceptionAssembly.Location.StartsWith(p.RootDirectory, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
-
-                    Console.WriteLine($"FaultyPackage + {faultyPkg?.Name ?? "Not found"}");
                     if (faultyPkg != null)
                     {
                         var crashDetails = new CrashErrorReportArgs(ex);
@@ -914,10 +904,6 @@ private void CrashGracefully(Exception ex, bool fatal = false)
                         return;
                     }
                 }
-                else
-                {
-                    Console.WriteLine($"IsCrashing for real");
-                }
 
                 DynamoModel.IsCrashing = true;
                 var crashData = new CrashErrorReportArgs(ex);
diff --git a/test/DynamoCoreWpfTests/PackageManager/PackageManagerViewExtensionTests.cs b/test/DynamoCoreWpfTests/PackageManager/PackageManagerViewExtensionTests.cs
index 10d3c2e5f91..066fa5a7e08 100644
--- a/test/DynamoCoreWpfTests/PackageManager/PackageManagerViewExtensionTests.cs
+++ b/test/DynamoCoreWpfTests/PackageManager/PackageManagerViewExtensionTests.cs
@@ -320,56 +320,44 @@ void PackageManagerViewExtensionTests_NotificationLogged(NotificationMessage obj
         public void TestCrashInPackage()
         {
             var pkgDir = Path.Combine(PackagesDirectory, "SampleViewExtension_Crash");
-
             var currentDynamoModel = ViewModel.Model;
-
             var loader = currentDynamoModel.GetPackageManagerExtension().PackageLoader;
 
             var pkg = loader.ScanPackageDirectory(pkgDir);
             Assert.IsNotNull(pkg);
 
-            int count = 0;
-            void DynamoConsoleLogger_LogErrorToDynamoConsole(string obj)
-            {
-                if (obj.Contains("Unhandled exception coming from package"))
-                {
-                    count++;
-                }
-            }
-
-            Assert.IsFalse(DynamoModel.IsCrashing);
-
-            DynamoConsoleLogger.LogErrorToDynamoConsole += DynamoConsoleLogger_LogErrorToDynamoConsole;
-
-            Model.Logger.LogError("Current ViewModel ID " + currentDynamoModel.GetHashCode());
-            Model.Logger.LogError("Current Model ID " + Model.GetHashCode());
-
+            loader.LoadPackages(new List<Package>() { pkg });
+     
+            Exception expectedEx = null;
+            var assem = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies().Where(x => x.GetName().Name == "TestCrash").FirstOrDefault();
+            Assert.IsNotNull(assem);
 
-            NotImplementedException expectedEx = null;
             try
             {
-                loader.LoadPackages(new List<Package>() { pkg });
-                DispatcherUtil.DoEventsLoop(() => count > 0);
+                assem.GetType("TestCrash.Class1").GetMethod("TestCrash").Invoke(null, new object[] { });
             }
-            catch (NotImplementedException ex)
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 expectedEx = ex;
             }
 
-            var loadedPkg = currentDynamoModel.GetPackageManagerExtension()?.PackageLoader?.LocalPackages?.FirstOrDefault(p =>
+            int count = 0;
+            void DynamoConsoleLogger_LogErrorToDynamoConsole(string obj)
             {
-                return p.RootDirectory.EndsWith("SampleViewExtension_Crash", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-            });
+                if (obj.Contains($"Unhandled exception coming from package {pkg.Name} was handled"))
+                {
+                    count++;
+                }
+            }
 
-            Assert.AreEqual(PackageLoadState.StateTypes.Loaded, loadedPkg.LoadState.State);
+            DynamoConsoleLogger.LogErrorToDynamoConsole += DynamoConsoleLogger_LogErrorToDynamoConsole;
 
-            Assert.IsNotNull(expectedEx);
-            Assert.IsNotNull(expectedEx.TargetSite?.Module?.Assembly);
-            Assert.IsTrue(expectedEx.TargetSite?.Module?.Assembly.Location.StartsWith(pkg.RootDirectory, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
-            Assert.IsFalse(DynamoModel.IsCrashing);
-            Assert.AreEqual(1, count);
+            ViewModel.CrashGracefully(expectedEx);
 
             DynamoConsoleLogger.LogErrorToDynamoConsole -= DynamoConsoleLogger_LogErrorToDynamoConsole;
+
+            ViewModel.CrashGracefully(expectedEx);
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, count);
         }
 
         [OneTimeTearDown]
diff --git a/test/pkgs/SampleViewExtension_Crash/bin/SampleViewExtensionCrash.dll b/test/pkgs/SampleViewExtension_Crash/bin/SampleViewExtensionCrash.dll
index 00962a6becb..dd8610affec 100644
Binary files a/test/pkgs/SampleViewExtension_Crash/bin/SampleViewExtensionCrash.dll and b/test/pkgs/SampleViewExtension_Crash/bin/SampleViewExtensionCrash.dll differ