diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/daemon.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/daemon.dart
index 898d2ee1b04c..1ea8908d7dca 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/daemon.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/daemon.dart
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class DaemonConnection {
           // This is an error response.
           _logger.printTrace('<- Error response received from daemon, id = $id');
           final Object error = data['error']!;
-          final String stackTrace = data['stackTrace'] as String? ?? '';
+          final String stackTrace = data['trace'] as String? ?? '';
           _outgoingRequestCompleters.remove(id)?.completeError(error, StackTrace.fromString(stackTrace));
         } else {
           _logger.printTrace('<- Response received from daemon, id = $id');
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/daemon_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/daemon_test.dart
index 300c55485b09..577b7ec90e01 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/daemon_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/daemon_test.dart
@@ -173,7 +173,18 @@ void main() {
 
       final String id = message.data['id']! as String;
       daemonStreams.inputs.add(DaemonMessage(<String, dynamic>{'id': id, 'error': 'some_error', 'trace': 'stack trace'}));
-      expect(requestFuture, throwsA('some_error'));
+
+      Object? gotError;
+      StackTrace? gotStackTrace;
+      try {
+        await requestFuture;
+      } on Object catch (error, stackTrace) {
+        gotError = error;
+        gotStackTrace = stackTrace;
+      }
+
+      expect(gotError, 'some_error');
+      expect(gotStackTrace.toString(), 'stack trace');
     });
   });