diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 00835588..e733355c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -161,11 +161,15 @@ jobs:
           docker logout ghcr.io
           # Add the user so it has a home directory (needed for the pip cache later on)
           docker exec --user root unreal useradd -u $uid -g $gid --create-home $user
+          # Ensure CA certs are in the right directory (needed for running tests)
+          docker exec --user root unreal bash -c "
+            mkdir -p /etc/pki/tls/certs ;
+            cp /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt "
           # Chown some paths to the GH user to make UE5 work properly. We can't just chown the whole UnrealEngine or
           # docker would implicitly have to copy it to the container and we would run out of space on the GH runner.
           docker exec --user root unreal bash -c "
             chown -R $uid /home/ue4/UnrealEngine/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/Mono/Linux ;
-            chown -R $uid /home/ue4/UnrealEngine/Engine/Programs/UnrealPak/Saved"
+            chown -R $uid /home/ue4/UnrealEngine/Engine/Programs/UnrealPak/Saved "
 
       - name: Setup UE CLI
         run: docker exec unreal bash -c '
@@ -186,6 +190,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Extract package to ${{ matrix.app }}/Plugins
         run: unzip sentry-unreal-*-engine${{ matrix.unreal }}.zip -d checkout/${{ matrix.app }}/Plugins/sentry
 
+      - name: Set permissions for ${{ matrix.app }}
+        # sentry-native requires write access to sample project directory in order to initialize itself properly
+        run: docker exec -w /workspace/checkout unreal chmod -R +x ${{ matrix.app }}
+
       - name: Run tests
         run: docker exec -w /workspace/checkout/${{ matrix.app }} unreal ue4 test --filter Product
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb0d453a..570450cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 - Sentry libs linking for desktop ([#114](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-unreal/pull/114))
 - Fix sentry-cocoa SDK name ([#118](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-unreal/pull/118))
 - Fix scoped event/message capturing on Android ([#116](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-unreal/pull/116))
+- Fix event capturing on Linux ([#123](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-unreal/pull/123))
 - Fix incomplete type forward declaration ([#125](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-unreal/pull/125))
 
 ### Dependencies
diff --git a/plugin-dev/Source/Sentry/Private/Desktop/SentrySubsystemDesktop.cpp b/plugin-dev/Source/Sentry/Private/Desktop/SentrySubsystemDesktop.cpp
index 556494e1..66bf1ab3 100644
--- a/plugin-dev/Source/Sentry/Private/Desktop/SentrySubsystemDesktop.cpp
+++ b/plugin-dev/Source/Sentry/Private/Desktop/SentrySubsystemDesktop.cpp
@@ -13,12 +13,19 @@
 #include "SentryUser.h"
 #include "SentryModule.h"
 
-#include "Convenience/SentryInclude.h"
 #include "Infrastructure/SentryConvertorsDesktop.h"
 #include "CrashReporter/SentryCrashReporter.h"
 
 #include "Misc/Paths.h"
 
+void PrintVerboseLog(sentry_level_t level, const char *message, va_list args, void *userdata)
+{
+	char buffer[512];
+	vsnprintf(buffer, 512, message, args);
+
+	UE_LOG(LogSentrySdk, Log, TEXT("%s"), *FString(buffer));
+}
+
 SentrySubsystemDesktop::SentrySubsystemDesktop()
 {
 	crashReporter = MakeShareable(new SentryCrashReporter);
@@ -40,11 +47,19 @@ void SentrySubsystemDesktop::InitWithSettings(const USentrySettings* settings)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	const FString DatabasePath = IFileManager::Get().ConvertToAbsolutePathForExternalAppForWrite(*FPaths::Combine(FPaths::ProjectDir(), TEXT(".sentry-native")));
+
 	sentry_options_t* options = sentry_options_new();
 	sentry_options_set_dsn(options, TCHAR_TO_ANSI(*settings->DsnUrl));
 	sentry_options_set_release(options, TCHAR_TO_ANSI(*settings->Release));
 	sentry_options_set_handler_path(options, TCHAR_TO_ANSI(*HandlerPath));
-	sentry_init(options);
+	sentry_options_set_database_path(options, TCHAR_TO_ANSI(*DatabasePath));
+	sentry_options_set_logger(options, PrintVerboseLog, nullptr);
+	sentry_options_set_debug(options, settings->EnableVerboseLogging);
+
+	int initResult = sentry_init(options);
+
+	UE_LOG(LogSentrySdk, Log, TEXT("Sentry initialization completed with result %d (0 on success)."), initResult);
 
 	crashReporter->SetRelease(settings->Release);
 }
@@ -144,4 +159,4 @@ void SentrySubsystemDesktop::RemoveTag(const FString& key)
 void SentrySubsystemDesktop::SetLevel(ESentryLevel level)
 {
 	sentry_set_level(SentryConvertorsDesktop::SentryLevelToNative(level));
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin-dev/Source/Sentry/Private/SentrySettings.cpp b/plugin-dev/Source/Sentry/Private/SentrySettings.cpp
index 331ef230..15724e60 100644
--- a/plugin-dev/Source/Sentry/Private/SentrySettings.cpp
+++ b/plugin-dev/Source/Sentry/Private/SentrySettings.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 USentrySettings::USentrySettings(const FObjectInitializer& ObjectInitializer)
 	: Super(ObjectInitializer)
 	, InitAutomatically(false)
+	, EnableVerboseLogging(true)
 	, UploadSymbolsAutomatically(false)
 {
 	DsnUrl = TEXT("");
diff --git a/plugin-dev/Source/Sentry/Public/SentrySettings.h b/plugin-dev/Source/Sentry/Public/SentrySettings.h
index 34b49cd9..7570bac3 100644
--- a/plugin-dev/Source/Sentry/Public/SentrySettings.h
+++ b/plugin-dev/Source/Sentry/Public/SentrySettings.h
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ class SENTRY_API USentrySettings : public UObject
 		Meta = (DisplayName = "Initialize SDK automatically", ToolTip = "Flag indicating whether to automatically initialize the SDK when the app starts."))
 	bool InitAutomatically;
 
+	UPROPERTY(Config, EditAnywhere, Category = "Misc",
+		Meta = (DisplayName = "Enable verbose logging", ToolTip = "Flag indicating whether to enable verbose logging on desktop."))
+	bool EnableVerboseLogging;
+
 	UPROPERTY(Config, EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "Misc",
 		Meta = (DisplayName = "Automatically add breadcrumbs"))
 	FAutomaticBreadcrumbs AutomaticBreadcrumbs;