diff --git a/krkn/utils/ErrorCollectionHandler.py b/krkn/utils/ErrorCollectionHandler.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9263076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/krkn/utils/ErrorCollectionHandler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import logging
+import threading
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from krkn.utils.ErrorLog import ErrorLog
+
+
+class ErrorCollectionHandler(logging.Handler):
+    """
+    Custom logging handler that captures ERROR and CRITICAL level logs
+    in structured format for telemetry collection.
+
+    Stores logs in memory as ErrorLog objects for later retrieval.
+    Thread-safe for concurrent logging operations.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, level=logging.ERROR):
+        """
+        Initialize the error collection handler.
+
+        Args:
+            level: Minimum log level to capture (default: ERROR)
+        """
+        super().__init__(level)
+        self.error_logs: list[ErrorLog] = []
+        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+
+    def emit(self, record: logging.LogRecord):
+        """
+        Capture ERROR and CRITICAL logs and store as ErrorLog objects.
+
+        Args:
+            record: LogRecord from Python logging framework
+        """
+        try:
+            # Only capture ERROR (40) and CRITICAL (50) levels
+            if record.levelno < logging.ERROR:
+                return
+
+            # Format timestamp as ISO 8601 UTC
+            timestamp = datetime.fromtimestamp(
+                record.created, tz=timezone.utc
+            ).strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f")[:-3] + "Z"
+
+            # Create ErrorLog object
+            error_log = ErrorLog(
+                timestamp=timestamp,
+                message=record.getMessage()
+            )
+
+            # Thread-safe append
+            with self._lock:
+                self.error_logs.append(error_log)
+
+        except Exception:
+            # Handler should never raise exceptions (logging best practice)
+            self.handleError(record)
+
+    def get_error_logs(self) -> list[dict]:
+        """
+        Retrieve all collected error logs as list of dictionaries.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of error log dictionaries with timestamp and message
+        """
+        with self._lock:
+            return [log.to_dict() for log in self.error_logs]
+
+    def clear(self):
+        """Clear all collected error logs (useful for testing)"""
+        with self._lock:
+            self.error_logs.clear()
diff --git a/krkn/utils/ErrorLog.py b/krkn/utils/ErrorLog.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfb30177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/krkn/utils/ErrorLog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ErrorLog:
+    """
+    Represents a single error log entry for telemetry collection.
+
+    Attributes:
+        timestamp: ISO 8601 formatted timestamp (UTC)
+        message: Full error message text
+    """
+    timestamp: str
+    message: str
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        """Convert to dictionary for JSON serialization"""
+        return asdict(self)
diff --git a/krkn/utils/__init__.py b/krkn/utils/__init__.py
index 2d947a54..849982d4 100644
--- a/krkn/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/krkn/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 from .TeeLogHandler import TeeLogHandler
+from .ErrorLog import ErrorLog
+from .ErrorCollectionHandler import ErrorCollectionHandler
 from .functions import *
diff --git a/run_kraken.py b/run_kraken.py
index b2a485e3..8b29ff32 100644
--- a/run_kraken.py
+++ b/run_kraken.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from krkn_lib.models.telemetry import ChaosRunTelemetry
 from krkn_lib.utils import SafeLogger
 from krkn_lib.utils.functions import get_yaml_item_value, get_junit_test_case
 
-from krkn.utils import TeeLogHandler
+from krkn.utils import TeeLogHandler, ErrorCollectionHandler
 from krkn.utils.HealthChecker import HealthChecker
 from krkn.utils.VirtChecker import VirtChecker
 from krkn.scenario_plugins.scenario_plugin_factory import (
@@ -425,16 +425,22 @@ def main(options, command: Optional[str]) -> int:
             logging.info("collecting Kubernetes cluster metadata....")
             telemetry_k8s.collect_cluster_metadata(chaos_telemetry)
 
+        # Collect error logs from handler
+        error_logs = error_collection_handler.get_error_logs()
+        if error_logs:
+            logging.info(f"Collected {len(error_logs)} error logs for telemetry")
+            chaos_telemetry.error_logs = error_logs
+        else:
+            logging.info("No error logs collected during chaos run")
+            chaos_telemetry.error_logs = []
+
         telemetry_json = chaos_telemetry.to_json()
         decoded_chaos_run_telemetry = ChaosRunTelemetry(json.loads(telemetry_json))
         chaos_output.telemetry = decoded_chaos_run_telemetry
         logging.info(f"Chaos data:\n{chaos_output.to_json()}")
         if enable_elastic:
-            elastic_telemetry = ElasticChaosRunTelemetry(
-                chaos_run_telemetry=decoded_chaos_run_telemetry
-            )
             result = elastic_search.push_telemetry(
-                elastic_telemetry, elastic_telemetry_index
+                decoded_chaos_run_telemetry, elastic_telemetry_index
             )
             if result == -1:
                 safe_logger.error(
@@ -646,10 +652,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     # If no command or regular execution, continue with existing logic
     report_file = options.output
     tee_handler = TeeLogHandler()
+    error_collection_handler = ErrorCollectionHandler(level=logging.ERROR)
+
     handlers = [
         logging.FileHandler(report_file, mode="w"),
         logging.StreamHandler(),
         tee_handler,
+        error_collection_handler,
     ]
 
     logging.basicConfig(