diff --git a/src/js/integrations/reactnativeerrorhandlers.ts b/src/js/integrations/reactnativeerrorhandlers.ts
index 934c201ad7..a5a4e7e487 100644
--- a/src/js/integrations/reactnativeerrorhandlers.ts
+++ b/src/js/integrations/reactnativeerrorhandlers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { getCurrentHub } from '@sentry/core';
-import type { EventHint, Integration, SeverityLevel } from '@sentry/types';
+import type { EventHint, Integration } from '@sentry/types';
 import { addExceptionMechanism, logger } from '@sentry/utils';
 
 import type { ReactNativeClient } from '../client';
@@ -230,12 +230,19 @@ export class ReactNativeErrorHandlers implements Integration {
         const event = await client.eventFromException(error, hint);
 
         if (isFatal) {
-          event.level = 'fatal' as SeverityLevel;
+          event.level = 'fatal';
 
           addExceptionMechanism(event, {
             handled: false,
             type: 'onerror',
           });
+        } else {
+          event.level = 'error';
+
+          addExceptionMechanism(event, {
+            handled: true,
+            type: 'generic',
+          });
         }
 
         currentHub.captureEvent(event, hint);
diff --git a/test/integrations/reactnativeerrorhandlers.test.ts b/test/integrations/reactnativeerrorhandlers.test.ts
index 3a4285f3e0..59dcd35c55 100644
--- a/test/integrations/reactnativeerrorhandlers.test.ts
+++ b/test/integrations/reactnativeerrorhandlers.test.ts
@@ -1,78 +1,28 @@
-import { BrowserClient, defaultIntegrations, defaultStackParser } from '@sentry/browser';
-
-const mockBrowserClient: BrowserClient = new BrowserClient({
-  stackParser: defaultStackParser,
-  integrations: defaultIntegrations,
-  transport: jest.fn(),
-});
-
-let mockHubCaptureException: jest.Mock<void, [unknown, { syntheticException: Error }]>;
-
-jest.mock('@sentry/core', () => {
-  const core = jest.requireActual('@sentry/core');
-
-  const scope = {
-    getAttachments: jest.fn(),
-  };
-
-  const client = {
-    getOptions: () => ({}),
-    eventFromException: (_exception: any, _hint?: EventHint): PromiseLike<Event> =>
-      mockBrowserClient.eventFromException(_exception, _hint),
-  };
-
-  const hub = {
-    getClient: () => client,
-    getScope: () => scope,
-    captureEvent: jest.fn(),
-    captureException: jest.fn(),
-  };
-
-  mockHubCaptureException = hub.captureException;
-
-  return {
-    ...core,
-    addGlobalEventProcessor: jest.fn(),
-    getCurrentHub: () => hub,
-  };
-});
-
-jest.mock('@sentry/utils', () => {
-  const utils = jest.requireActual('@sentry/utils');
-  return {
-    ...utils,
-    logger: {
-      log: jest.fn(),
-      warn: jest.fn(),
-      error: jest.fn(),
-    },
-  };
-});
-
-import { getCurrentHub } from '@sentry/core';
-import type { Event, EventHint, ExtendedError, Integration, SeverityLevel } from '@sentry/types';
+import { setCurrentClient } from '@sentry/core';
+import type { ExtendedError, Integration, SeverityLevel } from '@sentry/types';
 
 import { ReactNativeErrorHandlers } from '../../src/js/integrations/reactnativeerrorhandlers';
-
-interface MockTrackingOptions {
-  allRejections: boolean;
-  onUnhandled: jest.Mock<void, [number, unknown]>;
-  onHandled: jest.Mock<void, [number]>;
-}
+import { getDefaultTestClientOptions, TestClient } from '../mocks/client';
 
 interface MockedReactNativeErrorHandlers extends Integration {
   _loadRejectionTracking: jest.Mock<
     {
-      disable: jest.Mock<void, []>;
-      enable: jest.Mock<void, [MockTrackingOptions]>;
+      disable: jest.Mock;
+      enable: jest.Mock;
     },
     []
   >;
 }
 
 describe('ReactNativeErrorHandlers', () => {
+  let client: TestClient;
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     ErrorUtils.getGlobalHandler = () => jest.fn();
+
+    client = new TestClient(getDefaultTestClientOptions());
+    setCurrentClient(client);
+    client.init();
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -98,28 +48,31 @@ describe('ReactNativeErrorHandlers', () => {
 
     test('Sets handled:false on a fatal error', async () => {
       await errorHandlerCallback(new Error('Test Error'), true);
+      await client.flush();
 
-      const [event] = getActualCaptureEventArgs();
+      const event = client.event;
 
-      expect(event.level).toBe('fatal' as SeverityLevel);
-      expect(event.exception?.values?.[0].mechanism?.handled).toBe(false);
-      expect(event.exception?.values?.[0].mechanism?.type).toBe('onerror');
+      expect(event?.level).toBe('fatal' as SeverityLevel);
+      expect(event?.exception?.values?.[0].mechanism?.handled).toBe(false);
+      expect(event?.exception?.values?.[0].mechanism?.type).toBe('onerror');
     });
 
     test('Does not set handled:false on a non-fatal error', async () => {
       await errorHandlerCallback(new Error('Test Error'), false);
+      await client.flush();
 
-      const [event] = getActualCaptureEventArgs();
+      const event = client.event;
 
-      expect(event.level).toBe('error' as SeverityLevel);
-      expect(event.exception?.values?.[0].mechanism?.handled).toBe(true);
-      expect(event.exception?.values?.[0].mechanism?.type).toBe('generic');
+      expect(event?.level).toBe('error' as SeverityLevel);
+      expect(event?.exception?.values?.[0].mechanism?.handled).toBe(true);
+      expect(event?.exception?.values?.[0].mechanism?.type).toBe('generic');
     });
 
     test('Includes original exception in hint', async () => {
       await errorHandlerCallback(new Error('Test Error'), false);
+      await client.flush();
 
-      const [, hint] = getActualCaptureEventArgs();
+      const hint = client.hint;
 
       expect(hint).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ originalException: new Error('Test Error') }));
     });
@@ -127,10 +80,9 @@ describe('ReactNativeErrorHandlers', () => {
 
   describe('onUnhandledRejection', () => {
     test('unhandled rejected promise is captured with synthetical error', async () => {
-      mockHubCaptureException.mockClear();
       const integration = new ReactNativeErrorHandlers();
       const mockDisable = jest.fn();
-      const mockEnable = jest.fn<void, [MockTrackingOptions]>();
+      const mockEnable = jest.fn();
       (integration as unknown as MockedReactNativeErrorHandlers)._loadRejectionTracking = jest.fn(() => ({
         disable: mockDisable,
         enable: mockEnable,
@@ -139,7 +91,9 @@ describe('ReactNativeErrorHandlers', () => {
 
       const [actualTrackingOptions] = mockEnable.mock.calls[0] || [];
       actualTrackingOptions?.onUnhandled?.(1, 'Test Error');
-      const actualSyntheticError = mockHubCaptureException.mock.calls[0][1].syntheticException;
+
+      await client.flush();
+      const actualSyntheticError = client.hint?.syntheticException;
 
       expect(mockDisable).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(mockEnable).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -154,10 +108,9 @@ describe('ReactNativeErrorHandlers', () => {
     });
 
     test('error like unhandled rejected promise is captured without synthetical error', async () => {
-      mockHubCaptureException.mockClear();
       const integration = new ReactNativeErrorHandlers();
       const mockDisable = jest.fn();
-      const mockEnable = jest.fn<void, [MockTrackingOptions]>();
+      const mockEnable = jest.fn();
       (integration as unknown as MockedReactNativeErrorHandlers)._loadRejectionTracking = jest.fn(() => ({
         disable: mockDisable,
         enable: mockEnable,
@@ -166,7 +119,9 @@ describe('ReactNativeErrorHandlers', () => {
 
       const [actualTrackingOptions] = mockEnable.mock.calls[0] || [];
       actualTrackingOptions?.onUnhandled?.(1, new Error('Test Error'));
-      const actualSyntheticError = mockHubCaptureException.mock.calls[0][1].syntheticException;
+
+      await client.flush();
+      const actualSyntheticError = client.hint?.syntheticException;
 
       expect(mockDisable).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(mockEnable).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -181,10 +136,3 @@ describe('ReactNativeErrorHandlers', () => {
     });
   });
 });
-
-function getActualCaptureEventArgs() {
-  const hub = getCurrentHub();
-  const mockCall = (hub.captureEvent as jest.MockedFunction<typeof hub.captureEvent>).mock.calls[0];
-
-  return mockCall;
-}
diff --git a/test/mocks/client.ts b/test/mocks/client.ts
index 69771204e3..0a83cb404d 100644
--- a/test/mocks/client.ts
+++ b/test/mocks/client.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export class TestClient extends BaseClient<TestClientOptions> {
   public static sendEventCalled?: (event: Event) => void;
 
   public event?: Event;
+  public hint?: EventHint;
   public session?: Session;
 
   public constructor(options: TestClientOptions) {
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ export class TestClient extends BaseClient<TestClientOptions> {
 
   public sendEvent(event: Event, hint?: EventHint): void {
     this.event = event;
+    this.hint = hint;
 
     // In real life, this will get deleted as part of envelope creation.
     delete event.sdkProcessingMetadata;