diff --git a/packages/driver/cypress/integration/cypress/error_utils_spec.ts b/packages/driver/cypress/integration/cypress/error_utils_spec.ts
index 7a5078b5c50..fcd5a0b81db 100644
--- a/packages/driver/cypress/integration/cypress/error_utils_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/driver/cypress/integration/cypress/error_utils_spec.ts
@@ -622,4 +622,18 @@ describe('driver/src/cypress/error_utils', () => {
       expect(stack).not.to.include('removeMeAndAbove')
     })
   })
+
+  context('.wrapErr', () => {
+    [
+      { value: undefined, label: 'undefined' },
+      { value: null, label: 'null' },
+      { value: '', label: 'empty string' },
+      { value: true, label: 'boolean' },
+      { value: 1, label: 'number' },
+    ].forEach((err) => {
+      it(`returns undefined if err is ${err.label}`, () => {
+        expect($errUtils.wrapErr(err.value)).to.be.undefined
+      })
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/driver/src/cypress/error_utils.ts b/packages/driver/src/cypress/error_utils.ts
index 9c58d6950aa..3d001726ecf 100644
--- a/packages/driver/src/cypress/error_utils.ts
+++ b/packages/driver/src/cypress/error_utils.ts
@@ -52,8 +52,14 @@ const prepareErrorForSerialization = (err) => {
   return err
 }
 
+// some errors, probably from user callbacks, might be boolean, number or falsy values
+// which means serializing will not provide any useful context
+const isSerializableError = (err) => {
+  return !!err && (typeof err === 'object' || typeof err === 'string')
+}
+
 const wrapErr = (err) => {
-  if (!err) return
+  if (!isSerializableError(err)) return
 
   prepareErrorForSerialization(err)