diff --git a/lib/reporting/cloudwatch_client.rb b/lib/reporting/cloudwatch_client.rb
index 4140e8949a6..4aedd855600 100644
--- a/lib/reporting/cloudwatch_client.rb
+++ b/lib/reporting/cloudwatch_client.rb
@@ -163,16 +163,19 @@ def fetch_one(query:, start_time:, end_time:)
       ).query_id
 
       wait_for_query_result(query_id)
-    rescue Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Errors::InvalidParameterException => err
+    # rubocop:disable Layout/LineLength, Rails/TimeZone
+    rescue Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Errors::InvalidParameterException, Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Errors::MalformedQueryException => err
       if err.message.match?(/End time should not be before the service was generally available/)
-        # rubocop:disable Layout/LineLength, Rails/TimeZone
         log(:warn, "query end_time=#{end_time} (#{Time.at(end_time)}) is before Cloudwatch Insights availability, skipping")
-        # rubocop:enable Layout/LineLength, Rails/TimeZone
+        Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Types::GetQueryResultsResponse.new(results: [])
+      elsif err.message.match?(/end date and time is either before the log groups creation time or exceeds the log groups log retention settings/)
+        log(:warn, "query end_time=#{end_time} (#{Time.at(end_time)}) is before the log groups creation time or exceeds the log groups log retention settings")
         Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Types::GetQueryResultsResponse.new(results: [])
       else
         raise err
       end
     end
+    # rubocop:enable Layout/LineLength, Rails/TimeZone
 
     def ensure_complete_logs?
       @ensure_complete_logs
diff --git a/lib/reporting/monthly_proofing_report.rb b/lib/reporting/monthly_proofing_report.rb
index 93540ed986c..4b9a1de8bcf 100644
--- a/lib/reporting/monthly_proofing_report.rb
+++ b/lib/reporting/monthly_proofing_report.rb
@@ -80,11 +80,6 @@ def proofing_report
       end
 
       csv
-    rescue Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Errors::MalformedQueryException => error
-      [
-        ['Error', 'Message'],
-        [error.class.name, error.message],
-      ]
     end
 
     def as_csv
diff --git a/spec/lib/reporting/cloudwatch_client_spec.rb b/spec/lib/reporting/cloudwatch_client_spec.rb
index 2fcd16f3514..6a6f1c48e49 100644
--- a/spec/lib/reporting/cloudwatch_client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/reporting/cloudwatch_client_spec.rb
@@ -244,5 +244,28 @@ def stub_single_page
         expect(logger_io.string).to include('is before Cloudwatch Insights availability')
       end
     end
+
+    context 'when the query is outside the log retention range' do
+      before do
+        # rubocop:disable Layout/LineLength
+        Aws.config[:cloudwatchlogs] = {
+          stub_responses: {
+            start_query: Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Errors::MalformedQueryException.new(
+              nil,
+              'end date and time is either before the log groups creation time or exceeds the log groups log retention settings',
+            ),
+          },
+        }
+        # rubocop:enable Layout/LineLength
+
+        allow(Time).to receive(:zone).and_return(nil)
+      end
+
+      it 'logs a warning and returns an empty array for that range' do
+        expect(fetch).to eq([])
+
+        expect(logger_io.string).to include('exceeds the log groups log retention settings')
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/reporting/monthly_proofing_report_spec.rb b/spec/lib/reporting/monthly_proofing_report_spec.rb
index db58bcf31b7..5e00fee39af 100644
--- a/spec/lib/reporting/monthly_proofing_report_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/reporting/monthly_proofing_report_spec.rb
@@ -58,28 +58,6 @@
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#proofing_report' do
-    context 'when the data is outside the log retention range' do
-      before do
-        allow(report.cloudwatch_client).to receive(:fetch).and_raise(
-          Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Errors::MalformedQueryException.new(
-            nil,
-            'exceeds the log groups log retention settings',
-          ),
-        )
-      end
-
-      it 'handles the error and returns a table with information on the error' do
-        expect(report.proofing_report).to match(
-          [
-            ['Error', 'Message'],
-            ['Aws::CloudWatchLogs::Errors::MalformedQueryException', kind_of(String)],
-          ],
-        )
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   describe '#data' do
     it 'keeps unique users per event as a hash' do
       expect(report.data).to eq(