diff --git a/shell/common/shell.cc b/shell/common/shell.cc
index 7b8d44ed742b9..a133e61aa7910 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell.cc
+++ b/shell/common/shell.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "third_party/skia/include/utils/SkBase64.h"
 #include "third_party/tonic/common/log.h"
 
-#include "third_party/updater/library/include/updater.h"
+#include "updater.h"
 
 namespace flutter {
 
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ std::unique_ptr<Shell> Shell::Create(
   }
 #endif
   FML_CHECK(vm) << "Must be able to initialize the VM.";
+  if (!vm) {
+    shorebird_report_failed_launch();
+  }
 
   // If the settings did not specify an `isolate_snapshot`, fall back to the
   // one the VM was launched with.