diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/instrumentation-node.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/instrumentation-node.ts
index 54e502d72..cdd8b6cda 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/instrumentation-node.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/instrumentation-node.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import "server-only";
 
-import { getEnvVariable } from "@hexclave/shared/dist/utils/env";
+import { getEnvBoolean } from "@hexclave/shared/dist/utils/env";
 
 export async function startRemoteDevelopmentEnvironmentLifecycleIfNeeded(): Promise<void> {
-  if (getEnvVariable("NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_IS_REMOTE_DEVELOPMENT_ENVIRONMENT", "") !== "true") {
+  if (!getEnvBoolean("NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_IS_REMOTE_DEVELOPMENT_ENVIRONMENT")) {
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/instrumentation.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/instrumentation.ts
index 599b21498..beaed1a12 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/instrumentation.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ export async function register(): Promise<void> {
       let nicified;
       try {
         nicified = nicify(error, { maxDepth: 8 });
-      } catch (e) {
-        nicified = `Error occurred during nicification: ${e}`;
+      } catch (nicifyError: unknown) {
+        // Only nicify errors are converted to metadata; the original event still reports.
+        const nicifyErrorMessage = nicifyError instanceof Error ? nicifyError.message : String(nicifyError);
+        nicified = `Error occurred during nicification: ${nicifyErrorMessage}`;
       }
       if (error instanceof Error) {
         event.extra = {