diff --git a/.github/workflows/conformance.yml b/.github/workflows/conformance.yml
index fbf04b5cf9..c89301da54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conformance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conformance.yml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup license file for plus
         if: ${{ inputs.image == 'plus' }}
         env:
-          PLUS_LICENSE: ${{ secrets.JWT_PLUS_REPORTING }}
+          PLUS_LICENSE: ${{ secrets.JWT_PLUS_EXCEPTION_REPORTING }}
         run: echo "${PLUS_LICENSE}" > license.jwt
 
       - name: Setup conformance tests
diff --git a/tests/results/reconfig/edge/edge-oss.md b/tests/results/reconfig/edge/edge-oss.md
index 98bbb75a07..268350f6b9 100644
--- a/tests/results/reconfig/edge/edge-oss.md
+++ b/tests/results/reconfig/edge/edge-oss.md
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ NGINX Plus: false
 
 NGINX Gateway Fabric:
 
-- Commit: e7d217a8f01fb3c8fc4507ef6f0e7feead667f20
-- Date: 2024-11-14T18:42:55Z
+- Commit: 9a47b6d33e6c5e0568af0bfc367e5f1190354b05
+- Date: 2025-01-03T19:08:47Z
 - Dirty: false
 
 GKE Cluster:
 
 - Node count: 12
-- k8s version: v1.30.5-gke.1443001
+- k8s version: v1.30.6-gke.1125000
 - vCPUs per node: 16
-- RAM per node: 65853972Ki
+- RAM per node: 65853984Ki
 - Max pods per node: 110
 - Zone: us-west1-b
 - Instance Type: n2d-standard-16
@@ -27,41 +27,44 @@ GKE Cluster:
 - TimeToReadyTotal: 3s
 - TimeToReadyAvgSingle: < 1s
 - NGINX Reloads: 2
-- NGINX Reload Average Time: 126ms
+- NGINX Reload Average Time: 127ms
 - Reload distribution:
-	- 500ms: 2
-	- 1000ms: 2
-	- 5000ms: 2
-	- 10000ms: 2
-	- 30000ms: 2
+	- 500.0ms: 2
+	- 1000.0ms: 2
+	- 5000.0ms: 2
+	- 10000.0ms: 2
+	- 30000.0ms: 2
 	- +Infms: 2
 
 ### Event Batch Processing
 
 - Event Batch Total: 5
-- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 60ms
+- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 59ms
 - Event Batch Processing distribution:
-	- 500ms: 5
-	- 1000ms: 5
-	- 5000ms: 5
-	- 10000ms: 5
-	- 30000ms: 5
+	- 500.0ms: 5
+	- 1000.0ms: 5
+	- 5000.0ms: 5
+	- 10000.0ms: 5
+	- 30000.0ms: 5
 	- +Infms: 5
 
+### NGINX Error Logs
+
+
 ## Test 1: Resources exist before startup - NumResources 150
 
 ### Reloads and Time to Ready
 
-- TimeToReadyTotal: 2s
+- TimeToReadyTotal: 3s
 - TimeToReadyAvgSingle: < 1s
 - NGINX Reloads: 2
 - NGINX Reload Average Time: 126ms
 - Reload distribution:
-	- 500ms: 2
-	- 1000ms: 2
-	- 5000ms: 2
-	- 10000ms: 2
-	- 30000ms: 2
+	- 500.0ms: 2
+	- 1000.0ms: 2
+	- 5000.0ms: 2
+	- 10000.0ms: 2
+	- 30000.0ms: 2
 	- +Infms: 2
 
 ### Event Batch Processing
@@ -69,40 +72,46 @@ GKE Cluster:
 - Event Batch Total: 6
 - Event Batch Processing Average Time: 50ms
 - Event Batch Processing distribution:
-	- 500ms: 6
-	- 1000ms: 6
-	- 5000ms: 6
-	- 10000ms: 6
-	- 30000ms: 6
+	- 500.0ms: 6
+	- 1000.0ms: 6
+	- 5000.0ms: 6
+	- 10000.0ms: 6
+	- 30000.0ms: 6
 	- +Infms: 6
 
+### NGINX Error Logs
+
+
 ## Test 2: Start NGF, deploy Gateway, create many resources attached to GW - NumResources 30
 
 ### Reloads and Time to Ready
 
 - TimeToReadyTotal: 8s
 - TimeToReadyAvgSingle: < 1s
-- NGINX Reloads: 52
-- NGINX Reload Average Time: 151ms
+- NGINX Reloads: 53
+- NGINX Reload Average Time: 150ms
 - Reload distribution:
-	- 500ms: 52
-	- 1000ms: 52
-	- 5000ms: 52
-	- 10000ms: 52
-	- 30000ms: 52
-	- +Infms: 52
+	- 500.0ms: 53
+	- 1000.0ms: 53
+	- 5000.0ms: 53
+	- 10000.0ms: 53
+	- 30000.0ms: 53
+	- +Infms: 53
 
 ### Event Batch Processing
 
-- Event Batch Total: 326
+- Event Batch Total: 329
 - Event Batch Processing Average Time: 24ms
 - Event Batch Processing distribution:
-	- 500ms: 326
-	- 1000ms: 326
-	- 5000ms: 326
-	- 10000ms: 326
-	- 30000ms: 326
-	- +Infms: 326
+	- 500.0ms: 329
+	- 1000.0ms: 329
+	- 5000.0ms: 329
+	- 10000.0ms: 329
+	- 30000.0ms: 329
+	- +Infms: 329
+
+### NGINX Error Logs
+
 
 ## Test 2: Start NGF, deploy Gateway, create many resources attached to GW - NumResources 150
 
@@ -110,27 +119,30 @@ GKE Cluster:
 
 - TimeToReadyTotal: 43s
 - TimeToReadyAvgSingle: < 1s
-- NGINX Reloads: 283
-- NGINX Reload Average Time: 152ms
+- NGINX Reloads: 287
+- NGINX Reload Average Time: 151ms
 - Reload distribution:
-	- 500ms: 283
-	- 1000ms: 283
-	- 5000ms: 283
-	- 10000ms: 283
-	- 30000ms: 283
-	- +Infms: 283
+	- 500.0ms: 287
+	- 1000.0ms: 287
+	- 5000.0ms: 287
+	- 10000.0ms: 287
+	- 30000.0ms: 287
+	- +Infms: 287
 
 ### Event Batch Processing
 
-- Event Batch Total: 1633
+- Event Batch Total: 1640
 - Event Batch Processing Average Time: 26ms
 - Event Batch Processing distribution:
-	- 500ms: 1633
-	- 1000ms: 1633
-	- 5000ms: 1633
-	- 10000ms: 1633
-	- 30000ms: 1633
-	- +Infms: 1633
+	- 500.0ms: 1640
+	- 1000.0ms: 1640
+	- 5000.0ms: 1640
+	- 10000.0ms: 1640
+	- 30000.0ms: 1640
+	- +Infms: 1640
+
+### NGINX Error Logs
+
 
 ## Test 3: Start NGF, create many resources attached to a Gateway, deploy the Gateway - NumResources 30
 
@@ -138,27 +150,30 @@ GKE Cluster:
 
 - TimeToReadyTotal: < 1s
 - TimeToReadyAvgSingle: < 1s
-- NGINX Reloads: 55
-- NGINX Reload Average Time: 148ms
+- NGINX Reloads: 58
+- NGINX Reload Average Time: 139ms
 - Reload distribution:
-	- 500ms: 55
-	- 1000ms: 55
-	- 5000ms: 55
-	- 10000ms: 55
-	- 30000ms: 55
-	- +Infms: 55
+	- 500.0ms: 58
+	- 1000.0ms: 58
+	- 5000.0ms: 58
+	- 10000.0ms: 58
+	- 30000.0ms: 58
+	- +Infms: 58
 
 ### Event Batch Processing
 
-- Event Batch Total: 296
+- Event Batch Total: 300
 - Event Batch Processing Average Time: 27ms
 - Event Batch Processing distribution:
-	- 500ms: 296
-	- 1000ms: 296
-	- 5000ms: 296
-	- 10000ms: 296
-	- 30000ms: 296
-	- +Infms: 296
+	- 500.0ms: 300
+	- 1000.0ms: 300
+	- 5000.0ms: 300
+	- 10000.0ms: 300
+	- 30000.0ms: 300
+	- +Infms: 300
+
+### NGINX Error Logs
+
 
 ## Test 3: Start NGF, create many resources attached to a Gateway, deploy the Gateway - NumResources 150
 
@@ -166,24 +181,27 @@ GKE Cluster:
 
 - TimeToReadyTotal: < 1s
 - TimeToReadyAvgSingle: < 1s
-- NGINX Reloads: 294
-- NGINX Reload Average Time: 148ms
+- NGINX Reloads: 324
+- NGINX Reload Average Time: 134ms
 - Reload distribution:
-	- 500ms: 294
-	- 1000ms: 294
-	- 5000ms: 294
-	- 10000ms: 294
-	- 30000ms: 294
-	- +Infms: 294
+	- 500.0ms: 324
+	- 1000.0ms: 324
+	- 5000.0ms: 324
+	- 10000.0ms: 324
+	- 30000.0ms: 324
+	- +Infms: 324
 
 ### Event Batch Processing
 
-- Event Batch Total: 1506
-- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 29ms
+- Event Batch Total: 1520
+- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 28ms
 - Event Batch Processing distribution:
-	- 500ms: 1506
-	- 1000ms: 1506
-	- 5000ms: 1506
-	- 10000ms: 1506
-	- 30000ms: 1506
-	- +Infms: 1506
+	- 500.0ms: 1520
+	- 1000.0ms: 1520
+	- 5000.0ms: 1520
+	- 10000.0ms: 1520
+	- 30000.0ms: 1520
+	- +Infms: 1520
+
+### NGINX Error Logs
+
diff --git a/tests/results/reconfig/edge/edge-plus.md b/tests/results/reconfig/edge/edge-plus.md
index b03b8cc83f..56d7e12db9 100644
--- a/tests/results/reconfig/edge/edge-plus.md
+++ b/tests/results/reconfig/edge/edge-plus.md
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ NGINX Plus: true
 
 NGINX Gateway Fabric:
 
-- Commit: e7d217a8f01fb3c8fc4507ef6f0e7feead667f20
-- Date: 2024-11-14T18:42:55Z
+- Commit: 9a47b6d33e6c5e0568af0bfc367e5f1190354b05
+- Date: 2025-01-03T19:08:47Z
 - Dirty: false
 
 GKE Cluster:
 
 - Node count: 12
-- k8s version: v1.30.5-gke.1443001
+- k8s version: v1.30.6-gke.1125000
 - vCPUs per node: 16
-- RAM per node: 65853972Ki
+- RAM per node: 65853984Ki
 - Max pods per node: 110
 - Zone: us-west1-b
 - Instance Type: n2d-standard-16
@@ -24,85 +24,94 @@ GKE Cluster:
 
 ### Reloads and Time to Ready
 
-- TimeToReadyTotal: 3s
+- TimeToReadyTotal: 5s
 - TimeToReadyAvgSingle: < 1s
 - NGINX Reloads: 2
-- NGINX Reload Average Time: 114ms
+- NGINX Reload Average Time: 125ms
 - Reload distribution:
-	- 500ms: 2
-	- 1000ms: 2
-	- 5000ms: 2
-	- 10000ms: 2
-	- 30000ms: 2
+	- 500.0ms: 2
+	- 1000.0ms: 2
+	- 5000.0ms: 2
+	- 10000.0ms: 2
+	- 30000.0ms: 2
 	- +Infms: 2
 
 ### Event Batch Processing
 
-- Event Batch Total: 5
-- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 56ms
+- Event Batch Total: 6
+- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 57ms
 - Event Batch Processing distribution:
-	- 500ms: 5
-	- 1000ms: 5
-	- 5000ms: 5
-	- 10000ms: 5
-	- 30000ms: 5
-	- +Infms: 5
+	- 500.0ms: 6
+	- 1000.0ms: 6
+	- 5000.0ms: 6
+	- 10000.0ms: 6
+	- 30000.0ms: 6
+	- +Infms: 6
+
+### NGINX Error Logs
+
 
 ## Test 1: Resources exist before startup - NumResources 150
 
 ### Reloads and Time to Ready
 
-- TimeToReadyTotal: 1s
+- TimeToReadyTotal: 5s
 - TimeToReadyAvgSingle: < 1s
 - NGINX Reloads: 2
-- NGINX Reload Average Time: 113ms
+- NGINX Reload Average Time: 139ms
 - Reload distribution:
-	- 500ms: 2
-	- 1000ms: 2
-	- 5000ms: 2
-	- 10000ms: 2
-	- 30000ms: 2
+	- 500.0ms: 2
+	- 1000.0ms: 2
+	- 5000.0ms: 2
+	- 10000.0ms: 2
+	- 30000.0ms: 2
 	- +Infms: 2
 
 ### Event Batch Processing
 
 - Event Batch Total: 6
-- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 46ms
+- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 65ms
 - Event Batch Processing distribution:
-	- 500ms: 6
-	- 1000ms: 6
-	- 5000ms: 6
-	- 10000ms: 6
-	- 30000ms: 6
+	- 500.0ms: 6
+	- 1000.0ms: 6
+	- 5000.0ms: 6
+	- 10000.0ms: 6
+	- 30000.0ms: 6
 	- +Infms: 6
 
+### NGINX Error Logs
+
+
 ## Test 2: Start NGF, deploy Gateway, create many resources attached to GW - NumResources 30
 
 ### Reloads and Time to Ready
 
-- TimeToReadyTotal: 8s
+- TimeToReadyTotal: 7s
 - TimeToReadyAvgSingle: < 1s
-- NGINX Reloads: 62
-- NGINX Reload Average Time: 125ms
+- NGINX Reloads: 45
+- NGINX Reload Average Time: 155ms
 - Reload distribution:
-	- 500ms: 62
-	- 1000ms: 62
-	- 5000ms: 62
-	- 10000ms: 62
-	- 30000ms: 62
-	- +Infms: 62
+	- 500.0ms: 45
+	- 1000.0ms: 45
+	- 5000.0ms: 45
+	- 10000.0ms: 45
+	- 30000.0ms: 45
+	- +Infms: 45
 
 ### Event Batch Processing
 
-- Event Batch Total: 337
-- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 23ms
+- Event Batch Total: 321
+- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 25ms
 - Event Batch Processing distribution:
-	- 500ms: 337
-	- 1000ms: 337
-	- 5000ms: 337
-	- 10000ms: 337
-	- 30000ms: 337
-	- +Infms: 337
+	- 500.0ms: 321
+	- 1000.0ms: 321
+	- 5000.0ms: 321
+	- 10000.0ms: 321
+	- 30000.0ms: 321
+	- +Infms: 321
+
+### NGINX Error Logs
+
 
 ## Test 2: Start NGF, deploy Gateway, create many resources attached to GW - NumResources 150
 
@@ -110,55 +119,62 @@ GKE Cluster:
 
 - TimeToReadyTotal: 43s
 - TimeToReadyAvgSingle: < 1s
-- NGINX Reloads: 338
-- NGINX Reload Average Time: 126ms
+- NGINX Reloads: 245
+- NGINX Reload Average Time: 152ms
 - Reload distribution:
-	- 500ms: 338
-	- 1000ms: 338
-	- 5000ms: 338
-	- 10000ms: 338
-	- 30000ms: 338
-	- +Infms: 338
+	- 500.0ms: 245
+	- 1000.0ms: 245
+	- 5000.0ms: 245
+	- 10000.0ms: 245
+	- 30000.0ms: 245
+	- +Infms: 245
 
 ### Event Batch Processing
 
-- Event Batch Total: 1693
-- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 25ms
+- Event Batch Total: 1600
+- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 27ms
 - Event Batch Processing distribution:
-	- 500ms: 1693
-	- 1000ms: 1693
-	- 5000ms: 1693
-	- 10000ms: 1693
-	- 30000ms: 1693
-	- +Infms: 1693
+	- 500.0ms: 1600
+	- 1000.0ms: 1600
+	- 5000.0ms: 1600
+	- 10000.0ms: 1600
+	- 30000.0ms: 1600
+	- +Infms: 1600
+
+### NGINX Error Logs
+
 
 ## Test 3: Start NGF, create many resources attached to a Gateway, deploy the Gateway - NumResources 30
 
 ### Reloads and Time to Ready
 
-- TimeToReadyTotal: < 1s
+- TimeToReadyTotal: -4s
 - TimeToReadyAvgSingle: < 1s
-- NGINX Reloads: 64
-- NGINX Reload Average Time: 125ms
+- NGINX Reloads: 25
+- NGINX Reload Average Time: 149ms
 - Reload distribution:
-	- 500ms: 64
-	- 1000ms: 64
-	- 5000ms: 64
-	- 10000ms: 64
-	- 30000ms: 64
-	- +Infms: 64
+	- 500.0ms: 25
+	- 1000.0ms: 25
+	- 5000.0ms: 25
+	- 10000.0ms: 25
+	- 30000.0ms: 25
+	- +Infms: 25
 
 ### Event Batch Processing
 
-- Event Batch Total: 306
-- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 26ms
+- Event Batch Total: 266
+- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 18ms
 - Event Batch Processing distribution:
-	- 500ms: 306
-	- 1000ms: 306
-	- 5000ms: 306
-	- 10000ms: 306
-	- 30000ms: 306
-	- +Infms: 306
+	- 500.0ms: 266
+	- 1000.0ms: 266
+	- 5000.0ms: 266
+	- 10000.0ms: 266
+	- 30000.0ms: 266
+	- +Infms: 266
+
+### NGINX Error Logs
+2025/01/03 21:27:53 [emerg] 45#45: invalid instance state file "/var/lib/nginx/state/nginx-mgmt-state"
+
 
 ## Test 3: Start NGF, create many resources attached to a Gateway, deploy the Gateway - NumResources 150
 
@@ -166,24 +182,27 @@ GKE Cluster:
 
 - TimeToReadyTotal: < 1s
 - TimeToReadyAvgSingle: < 1s
-- NGINX Reloads: 342
-- NGINX Reload Average Time: 125ms
+- NGINX Reloads: 231
+- NGINX Reload Average Time: 151ms
 - Reload distribution:
-	- 500ms: 342
-	- 1000ms: 342
-	- 5000ms: 342
-	- 10000ms: 342
-	- 30000ms: 342
-	- +Infms: 342
+	- 500.0ms: 231
+	- 1000.0ms: 231
+	- 5000.0ms: 231
+	- 10000.0ms: 231
+	- 30000.0ms: 231
+	- +Infms: 231
 
 ### Event Batch Processing
 
-- Event Batch Total: 1534
-- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 28ms
+- Event Batch Total: 1447
+- Event Batch Processing Average Time: 30ms
 - Event Batch Processing distribution:
-	- 500ms: 1534
-	- 1000ms: 1534
-	- 5000ms: 1534
-	- 10000ms: 1534
-	- 30000ms: 1534
-	- +Infms: 1534
+	- 500.0ms: 1446
+	- 1000.0ms: 1447
+	- 5000.0ms: 1447
+	- 10000.0ms: 1447
+	- 30000.0ms: 1447
+	- +Infms: 1447
+
+### NGINX Error Logs
+
diff --git a/tests/suite/graceful_recovery_test.go b/tests/suite/graceful_recovery_test.go
index a45b23635a..5c13961972 100644
--- a/tests/suite/graceful_recovery_test.go
+++ b/tests/suite/graceful_recovery_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"os/exec"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ const (
 	ngfContainerName   = "nginx-gateway"
 )
 
-// Since checkContainerLogsForErrors may experience interference from previous tests (as explained in the function
+// Since checkNGFContainerLogsForErrors may experience interference from previous tests (as explained in the function
 // documentation), this test is recommended to be run separate from other tests.
 var _ = Describe("Graceful Recovery test", Ordered, Label("graceful-recovery"), func() {
 	files := []string{
@@ -189,6 +190,9 @@ func runRestartNodeTest(teaURL, coffeeURL string, files []string, ns *core.Names
 	}
 
 	checkNGFFunctionality(teaURL, coffeeURL, ngfPodName, "", files, ns)
+	if errorLogs := getUnexpectedNginxErrorLogs(ngfPodName); errorLogs != "" {
+		Skip(fmt.Sprintf("NGINX has unexpected error logs: \n%s", errorLogs))
+	}
 }
 
 func runRecoveryTest(teaURL, coffeeURL, ngfPodName, containerName string, files []string, ns *core.Namespace) {
@@ -219,6 +223,9 @@ func runRecoveryTest(teaURL, coffeeURL, ngfPodName, containerName string, files
 	}
 
 	checkNGFFunctionality(teaURL, coffeeURL, ngfPodName, containerName, files, ns)
+	if errorLogs := getUnexpectedNginxErrorLogs(ngfPodName); errorLogs != "" {
+		Skip(fmt.Sprintf("NGINX has unexpected error logs: \n%s", errorLogs))
+	}
 }
 
 func restartContainer(ngfPodName, containerName string) {
@@ -347,13 +354,15 @@ func checkNGFFunctionality(teaURL, coffeeURL, ngfPodName, containerName string,
 		WithPolling(500 * time.Millisecond).
 		Should(Succeed())
 
-	checkContainerLogsForErrors(ngfPodName, containerName == nginxContainerName)
+	// When the NGINX process is killed, some errors are expected in the NGF logs while we wait for the
+	// NGINX container to be restarted. Therefore, we don't want to check the NGF logs for errors when the container
+	// we restarted was NGINX.
+	if containerName != nginxContainerName {
+		checkNGFContainerLogsForErrors(ngfPodName)
+	}
 }
 
-// checkContainerLogsForErrors checks both nginx and NGF container's logs for any possible errors.
-// When the NGINX process is killed, some errors are expected in the NGF logs while we wait for the
-// NGINX container to be restarted.
-func checkContainerLogsForErrors(ngfPodName string, checkNginxLogsOnly bool) {
+func getNginxErrorLogs(ngfPodName string) string {
 	nginxLogs, err := resourceManager.GetPodLogs(
 		ngfNamespace,
 		ngfPodName,
@@ -361,38 +370,58 @@ func checkContainerLogsForErrors(ngfPodName string, checkNginxLogsOnly bool) {
 	)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
+	errPrefixes := []string{"[crit]", "[error]", "[warn]", "[alert]", "[emerg]"}
+	errorLogs := ""
+
 	for _, line := range strings.Split(nginxLogs, "\n") {
-		Expect(line).ToNot(ContainSubstring("[crit]"), line)
-		Expect(line).ToNot(ContainSubstring("[alert]"), line)
-		Expect(line).ToNot(ContainSubstring("[emerg]"), line)
-		if strings.Contains(line, "[error]") {
-			expectedError1 := "connect() failed (111: Connection refused)"
-			expectedError2 := "could not be resolved (host not found) during usage report"
-			expectedError3 := "server returned 429"
-			// FIXME(salonichf5) remove this error message check
-			// when https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/issues/2090 is completed.
-			expectedError4 := "no live upstreams while connecting to upstream"
-			Expect(line).To(Or(
-				ContainSubstring(expectedError1),
-				ContainSubstring(expectedError2),
-				ContainSubstring(expectedError3),
-				ContainSubstring(expectedError4),
-			))
+		for _, prefix := range errPrefixes {
+			if strings.Contains(line, prefix) {
+				errorLogs += line + "\n"
+				break
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if !checkNginxLogsOnly {
-		ngfLogs, err := resourceManager.GetPodLogs(
-			ngfNamespace,
-			ngfPodName,
-			&core.PodLogOptions{Container: ngfContainerName},
-		)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	return errorLogs
+}
+
+func getUnexpectedNginxErrorLogs(ngfPodName string) string {
+	expectedErrStrings := []string{
+		"connect() failed (111: Connection refused)",
+		"could not be resolved (host not found) during usage report",
+		"server returned 429",
+		// FIXME(salonichf5) remove this error message check
+		// when https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/issues/2090 is completed.
+		"no live upstreams while connecting to upstream",
+	}
+
+	unexpectedErrors := ""
 
-		for _, line := range strings.Split(ngfLogs, "\n") {
-			Expect(line).ToNot(ContainSubstring("\"level\":\"error\""), line)
+	errorLogs := getNginxErrorLogs(ngfPodName)
+
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(errorLogs, "\n") {
+		if !slices.ContainsFunc(expectedErrStrings, func(s string) bool {
+			return strings.Contains(line, s)
+		}) {
+			unexpectedErrors += line
 		}
 	}
+
+	return unexpectedErrors
+}
+
+// checkNGFContainerLogsForErrors checks NGF container's logs for any possible errors.
+func checkNGFContainerLogsForErrors(ngfPodName string) {
+	ngfLogs, err := resourceManager.GetPodLogs(
+		ngfNamespace,
+		ngfPodName,
+		&core.PodLogOptions{Container: ngfContainerName},
+	)
+	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(ngfLogs, "\n") {
+		Expect(line).ToNot(ContainSubstring("\"level\":\"error\""), line)
+	}
 }
 
 func checkLeaderLeaseChange(originalLeaseName string) error {
diff --git a/tests/suite/reconfig_test.go b/tests/suite/reconfig_test.go
index aa39e2c366..3f1d677851 100644
--- a/tests/suite/reconfig_test.go
+++ b/tests/suite/reconfig_test.go
@@ -405,7 +405,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Reconfiguration Performance Testing", Ordered, Label("nfr", "r
 			).WithTimeout(metricExistTimeout).WithPolling(metricExistPolling).Should(Succeed())
 		}
 
-		checkContainerLogsForErrors(ngfPodName, false)
+		checkNGFContainerLogsForErrors(ngfPodName)
+		nginxErrorLogs := getNginxErrorLogs(ngfPodName)
 
 		reloadCount, err := framework.GetReloadCount(promInstance, ngfPodName)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
@@ -447,6 +448,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Reconfiguration Performance Testing", Ordered, Label("nfr", "r
 			TimeToReadyAvgSingle: timeToReadyAvgSingle,
 			NGINXReloads:         int(reloadCount),
 			NGINXReloadAvgTime:   int(reloadAvgTime),
+			NGINXErrorLogs:       nginxErrorLogs,
 			EventsCount:          int(eventsCount),
 			EventsAvgTime:        int(eventsAvgTime),
 		}
@@ -596,6 +598,7 @@ type reconfigTestResults struct {
 	TestDescription      string
 	TimeToReadyTotal     string
 	TimeToReadyAvgSingle string
+	NGINXErrorLogs       string
 	EventsBuckets        []framework.Bucket
 	ReloadBuckets        []framework.Bucket
 	NumResources         int
@@ -627,6 +630,9 @@ const reconfigResultTemplate = `
 {{- range .EventsBuckets }}
 	- {{ .Le }}ms: {{ .Val }}
 {{- end }}
+
+### NGINX Error Logs
+{{ .NGINXErrorLogs }}
 `
 
 func writeReconfigResults(dest io.Writer, results reconfigTestResults) error {