diff --git a/infer/src/quandary/JavaTrace.ml b/infer/src/quandary/JavaTrace.ml
index 0a2398644..dd6eddd56 100644
--- a/infer/src/quandary/JavaTrace.ml
+++ b/infer/src/quandary/JavaTrace.ml
@@ -185,4 +185,15 @@ include
           true
       | _ ->
           false
+
+    let get_reportable_exn source sink passthroughs =
+      let pp_error fmt () =
+        F.fprintf
+          fmt
+          "Error: %a -> %a via %a"
+          Source.pp source Sink.pp sink Passthrough.Set.pp passthroughs in
+      let msg = "QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR" in
+      let description = pp_to_string pp_error () in
+      Exceptions.Checkers (msg, Localise.verbatim_desc description)
+
   end)
diff --git a/infer/src/quandary/TaintAnalysis.ml b/infer/src/quandary/TaintAnalysis.ml
index bf9f28bfe..bc5e71c5d 100644
--- a/infer/src/quandary/TaintAnalysis.ml
+++ b/infer/src/quandary/TaintAnalysis.ml
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ module Make (TraceDomain : QuandarySummary.Trace) = struct
               | Some (actual_trace, _) ->
                   (* add callee_pname to actual trace as a sink *)
                   let actual_trace' = TraceDomain.add_sink sink_param.sink actual_trace in
-                  TraceDomain.log_reports
-                    actual_trace'
-                    (Cfg.Procdesc.get_proc_name proc_data.ProcData.pdesc)
-                    loc;
+                  let pname = Cfg.Procdesc.get_proc_name proc_data.ProcData.pdesc in
+                  IList.iter
+                    (Reporting.log_error pname ~loc)
+                    (TraceDomain.get_reportable_exns actual_trace');
                   TaintDomain.add_trace actual_ap actual_trace' access_tree_acc
               | None ->
                   access_tree_acc
diff --git a/infer/src/quandary/Trace.ml b/infer/src/quandary/Trace.ml
index 3c4f4dcc4..faa721f22 100644
--- a/infer/src/quandary/Trace.ml
+++ b/infer/src/quandary/Trace.ml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ module type Spec = sig
 
   (** should a flow originating at source and entering sink be reported? *)
   val should_report : Source.t -> Sink.t -> bool
+
+  (** get a loggable exception reporting a flow from source -> sink *)
+  val get_reportable_exn : Source.t -> Sink.t -> Passthrough.Set.t -> exn
 end
 
 module type S = sig
@@ -35,8 +38,8 @@ module type S = sig
   (** get the reportable source-sink flows in this trace *)
   val get_reports : t -> (Source.t * Sink.t * Passthrough.Set.t) list
 
-  (** log the reportable source-sink flows in this trace *)
-  val log_reports : t -> Procname.t -> Location.t -> unit
+  (** get logging-ready exceptions for the reportable source-sink flows in this trace *)
+  val get_reportable_exns : t -> exn list
 
   (** create a trace from a source *)
   val of_source : Source.t -> t
@@ -102,18 +105,10 @@ module Make (Spec : Spec) = struct
         else acc in
       Sources.fold (fun source acc -> Sinks.fold (report_one source) t.sinks acc) t.sources []
 
-  let log_reports t pname loc =
-    let report_one (source, sink, passthroughs) =
-      let pp_error fmt () =
-        F.fprintf
-          fmt
-          "Error: %a -> %a via %a"
-          Source.pp source Sink.pp sink Passthrough.Set.pp passthroughs in
-      let msg = "QUANDARY_TAINT_ERROR" in
-      let description = pp_to_string pp_error () in
-      let exn = Exceptions.Checkers (msg, Localise.verbatim_desc description) in
-      Reporting.log_error pname exn ~loc in
-    IList.iter report_one (get_reports t)
+  let get_reportable_exns t =
+    IList.map
+      (fun (source, sink, passthroughs) -> Spec.get_reportable_exn source sink passthroughs)
+      (get_reports t)
 
   let of_source source =
     let sources = Sources.singleton source in
diff --git a/infer/src/unit/TaintTests.ml b/infer/src/unit/TaintTests.ml
index 593589605..29e4f9163 100644
--- a/infer/src/unit/TaintTests.ml
+++ b/infer/src/unit/TaintTests.ml
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ module MockTrace = Trace.Make(struct
         else []
     end
 
-    let should_report _ _ = true
+    let should_report _ _ = false
+
+    let get_reportable_exn _ _ _ = assert false
   end)
 
 module MockTaintAnalysis = TaintAnalysis.Make(struct
diff --git a/infer/src/unit/TraceTests.ml b/infer/src/unit/TraceTests.ml
index cabc1a04d..09d227669 100644
--- a/infer/src/unit/TraceTests.ml
+++ b/infer/src/unit/TraceTests.ml
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ module MockTrace = Trace.Make(struct
 
     let should_report source sink =
       Source.kind source = Sink.kind sink
+
+    let get_reportable_exn _ _ _ = assert false
   end)
 
 let tests =