diff --git a/tests/robustness/validate/validate.go b/tests/robustness/validate/validate.go
index 240ce70fa..704fe5f2d 100644
--- a/tests/robustness/validate/validate.go
+++ b/tests/robustness/validate/validate.go
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ func ValidateAndReturnVisualize(t *testing.T, lg *zap.Logger, cfg Config, report
 	// TODO: Don't use watch events to get event history.
 	eventHistory, err := mergeWatchEventHistory(reports)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed merging watch history to create event history, skipping further validation, err: %s", err)
+		t.Errorf("Failed merging watch history to create event history, err: %s", err)
+		validateWatch(t, lg, cfg, reports, nil)
 		return visualize
 	}
 	validateWatch(t, lg, cfg, reports, eventHistory)
diff --git a/tests/robustness/validate/watch.go b/tests/robustness/validate/watch.go
index 8580d1a48..194ba65de 100644
--- a/tests/robustness/validate/watch.go
+++ b/tests/robustness/validate/watch.go
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ func validateWatch(t *testing.T, lg *zap.Logger, cfg Config, reports []report.Cl
 		validateUnique(t, cfg.ExpectRevisionUnique, r)
 		validateAtomic(t, r)
 		validateBookmarkable(t, r)
-		validateReliable(t, eventHistory, r)
-		validateResumable(t, eventHistory, r)
+		if eventHistory != nil {
+			validateReliable(t, eventHistory, r)
+			validateResumable(t, eventHistory, r)
+		}
 	}
 }