diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/chromium/driver/chromium_driver.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/chromium/driver/chromium_driver.ts
index 494f7ab0a28d..5f23bbc390bb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/chromium/driver/chromium_driver.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/chromium/driver/chromium_driver.ts
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export class HeadlessChromiumDriver {
       if (!allowed || !this.allowRequest(interceptedUrl)) {
         this.page.browser().close();
         logger.error(getDisallowedOutgoingUrlError(interceptedUrl));
-        throw getDisallowedOutgoingUrlError(interceptedUrl);
+        return;
       }
     });