diff --git a/.changeset/fast-timers-matter.md b/.changeset/fast-timers-matter.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df1125bc1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fast-timers-matter.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+---
+
+Improve logging for CAPTCHA script loading errors
diff --git a/.changeset/rotten-rats-carry.md b/.changeset/rotten-rats-carry.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e15355ba88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rotten-rats-carry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+---
+
+Fix Cypress setting cookies as third-party
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/utils/captcha.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/utils/captcha.ts
index 370c2308754..252baf0c255 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/utils/captcha.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/utils/captcha.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { loadScript } from '@clerk/shared/loadScript';
 import type { CaptchaWidgetType } from '@clerk/types';
 
-import { clerkFailedToLoadThirdPartyScript } from '../core/errors';
-
 interface RenderOptions {
   /**
    * Every widget has a sitekey. This sitekey is associated with the corresponding widget configuration and is created upon the widget creation.
@@ -76,9 +74,12 @@ export async function loadCaptcha(url: string) {
   if (!window.turnstile) {
     try {
       await loadScript(url, { defer: true });
-    } catch (_) {
+    } catch {
       // Rethrow with specific message
-      clerkFailedToLoadThirdPartyScript('Cloudflare Turnstile');
+      console.error('Clerk: Failed to load the CAPTCHA script from the URL: ', url);
+      throw {
+        captchaError: 'captcha_script_failed_to_load',
+      };
     }
   }
   return window.turnstile;
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ export const getCaptchaToken = async (captchaOptions: {
     return div;
   };
 
-  const captcha = await loadCaptcha(scriptUrl);
+  const captcha: Turnstile = await loadCaptcha(scriptUrl);
   let retries = 0;
   const errorCodes: (string | number)[] = [];
 
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/utils/runtime.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/utils/runtime.ts
index fbd7d7a8d5d..06a40433579 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/utils/runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/utils/runtime.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,14 @@ export function usesHttps() {
   return inBrowser() && window.location.protocol === 'https:';
 }
 
+function isCypress() {
+  return typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof (window as any).Cypress !== 'undefined';
+}
+
 export function inIframe() {
-  return inBrowser() && window.self !== window.top;
+  // checks if the current window is an iframe
+  // excludes the case where the current window runs in a Cypress test
+  return inBrowser() && window.self !== window.top && !isCypress();
 }
 
 export function inCrossOriginIframe() {