diff --git a/packages/nodejs/.changesets/report-parse-errors-in-diagnose-report.md b/packages/nodejs/.changesets/report-parse-errors-in-diagnose-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a93231c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nodejs/.changesets/report-parse-errors-in-diagnose-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+bump: "patch"
+---
+
+The diagnose report will report parsing errors on reading or parsing the installation report. Previously, a missing installation report file would crash the diagnose tool.
diff --git a/packages/nodejs/src/cli/diagnose.ts b/packages/nodejs/src/cli/diagnose.ts
index 59f29939..44c04c4c 100644
--- a/packages/nodejs/src/cli/diagnose.ts
+++ b/packages/nodejs/src/cli/diagnose.ts
@@ -32,50 +32,62 @@ export class Diagnose {
     this.print_newline()
 
     console.log(`Extension installation report`)
-    console.log(`  Installation result`)
     const installReport = data["installation"]
-    console.log(`    Status: ${installReport["result"]["status"]}`)
-    const resultMessage = data["installation"]["result"]["message"]
-    if (resultMessage) {
-      console.log(`    Message: ${resultMessage}`)
-    }
-    const resultError = data["installation"]["result"]["error"]
-    if (resultError) {
-      console.log(`    Error: ${resultError}`)
+    const parsingError = installReport["parsing_error"]
+    if (parsingError) {
+      console.log(`  Error found while parsing the report.`)
+      console.log(`  Error: ${parsingError["error"]}`)
+      if (parsingError["raw"]) {
+        console.log(`  Raw report:`)
+        console.log(parsingError["raw"])
+      }
+    } else {
+      console.log(`  Installation result`)
+      console.log(`    Status: ${installReport["result"]["status"]}`)
+      const resultMessage = data["installation"]["result"]["message"]
+      if (resultMessage) {
+        console.log(`    Message: ${resultMessage}`)
+      }
+      const resultError = data["installation"]["result"]["error"]
+      if (resultError) {
+        console.log(`    Error: ${resultError}`)
+      }
+
+      console.log(`  Language details`)
+      console.log(
+        `    Node.js version: ${data["installation"]["language"]["version"]}`
+      )
+      console.log(`  Download details`)
+      console.log(
+        `    Download URL: ${data["installation"]["download"]["download_url"]}`
+      )
+      console.log(
+        `    Checksum: ${data["installation"]["download"]["checksum"]}`
+      )
+      console.log(`  Build details`)
+      console.log(`    Install time: ${data["installation"]["build"]["time"]}`)
+      console.log(
+        `    Architecture: ${data["installation"]["build"]["architecture"]}`
+      )
+      console.log(`    Target: ${data["installation"]["build"]["target"]}`)
+      console.log(
+        `    Musl override: ${data["installation"]["build"]["musl_override"]}`
+      )
+      console.log(
+        `    Linux ARM override: ${data["installation"]["build"]["linux_arm_override"]}`
+      )
+      console.log(
+        `    Library type: ${data["installation"]["build"]["library_type"]}`
+      )
+      console.log(`  Host details`)
+      console.log(`    Root user: ${data["installation"]["host"]["root_user"]}`)
+      console.log(
+        `    Dependencies: ${this.format_value(
+          data["installation"]["host"]["dependencies"]
+        )}`
+      )
     }
 
-    console.log(`  Language details`)
-    console.log(
-      `    Node.js version: ${data["installation"]["language"]["version"]}`
-    )
-    console.log(`  Download details`)
-    console.log(
-      `    Download URL: ${data["installation"]["download"]["download_url"]}`
-    )
-    console.log(`    Checksum: ${data["installation"]["download"]["checksum"]}`)
-    console.log(`  Build details`)
-    console.log(`    Install time: ${data["installation"]["build"]["time"]}`)
-    console.log(
-      `    Architecture: ${data["installation"]["build"]["architecture"]}`
-    )
-    console.log(`    Target: ${data["installation"]["build"]["target"]}`)
-    console.log(
-      `    Musl override: ${data["installation"]["build"]["musl_override"]}`
-    )
-    console.log(
-      `    Linux ARM override: ${data["installation"]["build"]["linux_arm_override"]}`
-    )
-    console.log(
-      `    Library type: ${data["installation"]["build"]["library_type"]}`
-    )
-    console.log(`  Host details`)
-    console.log(`    Root user: ${data["installation"]["host"]["root_user"]}`)
-    console.log(
-      `    Dependencies: ${this.format_value(
-        data["installation"]["host"]["dependencies"]
-      )}`
-    )
-
     this.print_newline()
 
     console.log(`Host information`)
diff --git a/packages/nodejs/src/diagnose.ts b/packages/nodejs/src/diagnose.ts
index 522b0557..faaed1c1 100644
--- a/packages/nodejs/src/diagnose.ts
+++ b/packages/nodejs/src/diagnose.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ interface FileMetadata {
   writable?: boolean
 }
 
+interface ParsingError {
+  error: string
+  backtrace: []
+  raw?: string
+}
+
 export class DiagnoseTool {
   #config: Configuration
   #extension: Extension
@@ -84,11 +90,21 @@ export class DiagnoseTool {
   }
 
   private getInstallationReport() {
+    let rawReport
     try {
-      const rawReport = fs.readFileSync(reportPath(), "utf8")
-      return rawReport ? JSON.parse(rawReport) : {}
-    } catch (e) {
-      return {}
+      rawReport = fs.readFileSync(reportPath(), "utf8")
+      return JSON.parse(rawReport)
+    } catch (error) {
+      const report = {
+        parsing_error: {
+          error: `${error.name}: ${error.message}`,
+          backtrace: error.stack.split("\n")
+        } as ParsingError
+      }
+      if (rawReport) {
+        report.parsing_error.raw = rawReport
+      }
+      return report
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/test/integration/diagnose b/test/integration/diagnose
index a2f513fd..a39f97a0 160000
--- a/test/integration/diagnose
+++ b/test/integration/diagnose
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a2f513fd7e158a6e194a7e90a9636f065963cfce
+Subproject commit a39f97a08a8f7a87682a1c6f724156257caa5f3b