diff --git a/.changelog/5851.bugfix.md b/.changelog/5851.bugfix.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4123429eb8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/5851.bugfix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+runtime/src/dispatcher: Propagate panics during status/policy update
diff --git a/runtime/src/dispatcher.rs b/runtime/src/dispatcher.rs
index c8f5637b999..09088f545aa 100644
--- a/runtime/src/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/dispatcher.rs
@@ -985,7 +985,8 @@ impl Dispatcher {
 
             Ok(())
         })
-        .await??;
+        .await
+        .unwrap()?; // Propagate panics during key manager status update.
 
         debug!(self.logger, "KM status update request complete");
 
@@ -1018,7 +1019,8 @@ impl Dispatcher {
 
             Ok(())
         })
-        .await??;
+        .await
+        .unwrap()?; // Propagate panics during key manager quote policy update.
 
         debug!(self.logger, "KM quote policy update request complete");