diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 6d369e67..4211f054 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
       - master
       - beta
       - release
+      - temp
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ddc6774..9b2a2aa2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 * Updated Otter Assign to throw a `ValueError` when invalid Python code is encountered in test cells per [#756](https://github.com/ucbds-infra/otter-grader/issues/756)
 * Fixed an error causing intercell seeding code to be added to cells using cell magic commands which caused syntax errors per [#754](https://github.com/ucbds-infra/otter-grader/issues/754)
 
+**v5.2.3:**
+
+* Fixed the no PDF acknowledgement feature to handle when PDF exports throw an error instead of failing silently
+
 **v5.2.2:**
 
 * Fixed an `AttributeError` when using `Notebook.check_all` per [#746](https://github.com/ucbds-infra/otter-grader/issues/746)
diff --git a/otter/check/notebook.py b/otter/check/notebook.py
index 562611af..5e5070f9 100644
--- a/otter/check/notebook.py
+++ b/otter/check/notebook.py
@@ -457,10 +457,11 @@ def export(
         zf = zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, mode="w")
         zf.write(nb_path)
 
-        pdf_created = True
+        pdf_path, pdf_created, pdf_error = None, True, None
         if pdf:
-            pdf_path = export_notebook(nb_path, filtering=filtering, pagebreaks=pagebreaks)
-            if os.path.isfile(pdf_path):
+            try: pdf_path = export_notebook(nb_path, filtering=filtering, pagebreaks=pagebreaks)
+            except Exception as e: pdf_error = e
+            if pdf_path and os.path.isfile(pdf_path):
                 pdf_created = True
                 zf.write(pdf_path)
                 self._logger.debug(f"Wrote PDF to zip file: {pdf_path}")
@@ -520,10 +521,12 @@ def continue_export():
                 display(HTML(out_html))
 
         if pdf_created or not self._nbmeta_config.require_no_pdf_confirmation:
+            if pdf_error is not None:
+                raise pdf_error
             continue_export()
         else:
             display_pdf_confirmation_widget(
-                self._nbmeta_config.export_pdf_failure_message, continue_export)
+                self._nbmeta_config.export_pdf_failure_message, pdf_error, continue_export)
 
     @grading_mode_disabled
     @logs_event(EventType.END_CHECK_ALL)
diff --git a/otter/check/utils.py b/otter/check/utils.py
index 80f6413c..4b6f259e 100644
--- a/otter/check/utils.py
+++ b/otter/check/utils.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 from ..nbmeta_config import NBMetadataConfig
 from ..test_files import GradingResults
-from ..utils import import_or_raise
+from ..utils import format_exception, import_or_raise
 
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def resolve_test_info(
     return test_path, test_name
 
 
-def display_pdf_confirmation_widget(message: Optional[str], callback: Callable) -> None:
+def display_pdf_confirmation_widget(message: Optional[str], pdf_error: Optional[Exception], callback: Callable) -> None:
     """
     Display a widget to the user to acknowledge that a PDF will not be included in their submission
     zip.
@@ -349,7 +349,11 @@ def wrapped_callback(*args):
         message = "Your notebook could not be exported as a PDF. To continue exporting your " \
             "submission, please click the button below."
 
-    t = HTML(f"""<p style="margin: 0">{message}</p>""")
+    message_html = f"""<p style="margin: 0">{message}</p>"""
+    if pdf_error is not None:
+        message_html += f"""<pre>{format_exception(pdf_error)}</pre>"""
+
+    t = HTML(message_html)
     b = Button(description="Continue export", button_style="warning")
     b.on_click(wrapped_callback)
     m = HTML("""<div style="height: 10px; width: 100%"></div>""")
diff --git a/otter/test_files/__init__.py b/otter/test_files/__init__.py
index 7ff4dd8b..eea55729 100644
--- a/otter/test_files/__init__.py
+++ b/otter/test_files/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import nbformat as nbf
 import os
 import pickle
-import traceback
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@
 from .ottr_test import OttrTestFile
 
 from ..nbmeta_config import NBMetadataConfig, OK_FORMAT_VARNAME
-from ..utils import QuestionNotInLogException
+from ..utils import format_exception, QuestionNotInLogException
 
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -414,11 +413,7 @@ def to_gradescope_dict(self, ag_config):
                 "output": "The autograder failed to produce any results. Please alert your instructor to this failure for assistance in debugging it.",
                 "status": "failed",
             })
-            tb = "".join(traceback.format_exception(
-                type(self._catastrophic_error), 
-                self._catastrophic_error, 
-                self._catastrophic_error.__traceback__,
-            ))
+            tb = format_exception(self._catastrophic_error)
             output["tests"].append({
                 "name": "Autograder Exception",
                 "visibility": "hidden",
diff --git a/otter/utils.py b/otter/utils.py
index dc0a411b..5fc677da 100644
--- a/otter/utils.py
+++ b/otter/utils.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import string
 import shutil
 import tempfile
+import traceback
 import yaml
 
 from contextlib import contextmanager
@@ -398,3 +399,16 @@ class QuestionNotInLogException(Exception):
     """
     Exception that indicates that a specific question was not found in any entry in the log
     """
+
+
+def format_exception(e: Exception) -> str:
+    """
+    Formats an exception for display with its traceback using the ``traceback`` module.
+
+    Args:
+        e (``Exception``): the exception to format
+
+    Returns:
+        ``str``: the formatted exception
+    """
+    return "".join(traceback.format_exception(type(e), e, e.__traceback__))