diff --git a/core/gather/gatherers/devtools-log.js b/core/gather/gatherers/devtools-log.js
index 270e55bbce71..3dcec2e789bd 100644
--- a/core/gather/gatherers/devtools-log.js
+++ b/core/gather/gatherers/devtools-log.js
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ class DevtoolsLog extends BaseGatherer {
     driver.targetManager.off('protocolevent', this._onProtocolMessage);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @return {LH.Artifacts['DevtoolsLog']}
+   */
+  getDebugData() {
+    return this._messageLog.messages;
+  }
+
   /**
    * @return {Promise<LH.Artifacts['DevtoolsLog']>}
    */
diff --git a/core/gather/gatherers/trace.js b/core/gather/gatherers/trace.js
index c3c24508a808..a7d4640dc48d 100644
--- a/core/gather/gatherers/trace.js
+++ b/core/gather/gatherers/trace.js
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ class Trace extends BaseGatherer {
     this._trace = await Trace.endTraceAndCollectEvents(driver.defaultSession);
   }
 
+  getDebugData() {
+    return this._trace;
+  }
+
   getArtifact() {
     return this._trace;
   }
diff --git a/core/gather/navigation-runner.js b/core/gather/navigation-runner.js
index 31c6e7c45d80..6bbf8ec39080 100644
--- a/core/gather/navigation-runner.js
+++ b/core/gather/navigation-runner.js
@@ -110,32 +110,20 @@ async function _navigate(navigationContext) {
  * @return {Promise<{devtoolsLog?: LH.DevtoolsLog, records?: Array<LH.Artifacts.NetworkRequest>, trace?: LH.Trace}>}
  */
 async function _collectDebugData(navigationContext, phaseState) {
-  const devtoolsLogArtifactDefn = phaseState.artifactDefinitions.find(
-    definition => definition.gatherer.instance.meta.symbol === DevtoolsLog.symbol
-  );
-  const traceArtifactDefn = phaseState.artifactDefinitions.find(
-    definition => definition.gatherer.instance.meta.symbol === Trace.symbol
-  );
-
-  const artifactDefinitions = [devtoolsLogArtifactDefn, traceArtifactDefn].filter(
-    /**
-     * @param {LH.Config.AnyArtifactDefn | undefined} defn
-     * @return {defn is LH.Config.AnyArtifactDefn}
-     */
-    defn => Boolean(defn)
-  );
-  if (!artifactDefinitions.length) return {};
-
-  await collectPhaseArtifacts({...phaseState, phase: 'getArtifact', artifactDefinitions});
-  const getArtifactState = phaseState.artifactState.getArtifact;
+  let devtoolsLog;
+  let trace;
+
+  for (const definition of phaseState.artifactDefinitions) {
+    const {instance} = definition.gatherer;
+    if (instance instanceof DevtoolsLog) {
+      devtoolsLog = instance.getDebugData();
+    } else if (instance instanceof Trace) {
+      trace = instance.getDebugData();
+    }
+  }
 
-  const devtoolsLogArtifactId = devtoolsLogArtifactDefn?.id;
-  const devtoolsLog = devtoolsLogArtifactId && (await getArtifactState[devtoolsLogArtifactId]);
   const records = devtoolsLog && (await NetworkRecords.request(devtoolsLog, navigationContext));
 
-  const traceArtifactId = traceArtifactDefn?.id;
-  const trace = traceArtifactId && (await getArtifactState[traceArtifactId]);
-
   return {devtoolsLog, records, trace};
 }
 
diff --git a/core/test/gather/navigation-runner-test.js b/core/test/gather/navigation-runner-test.js
index e518bb77ed93..ceb57f67d9df 100644
--- a/core/test/gather/navigation-runner-test.js
+++ b/core/test/gather/navigation-runner-test.js
@@ -344,13 +344,27 @@ describe('NavigationRunner', () => {
     });
 
     it('finds page load errors in network records when available', async () => {
-      const {resolvedConfig, gatherers} = createMockConfig();
-      mocks.navigationMock.gotoURL.mockResolvedValue({mainDocumentUrl: requestedUrl, warnings: []});
+      mocks.navigationMock.gotoURL.mockReturnValue({
+        requestedUrl,
+        mainDocumentUrl: requestedUrl,
+        warnings: [],
+      });
+
+      const devtoolsLogInstance = new DevtoolsLogGatherer();
+      const traceInstance = new TraceGatherer();
+
+      // @ts-expect-error mock config
+      const resolvedConfig = /** @type {LH.Config.ResolvedConfig} */ ({
+        settings: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(defaultSettings)),
+        artifacts: [
+          {id: 'DevtoolsLog', gatherer: {instance: devtoolsLogInstance}},
+          {id: 'Trace', gatherer: {instance: traceInstance}},
+        ],
+      });
+
       const devtoolsLog = networkRecordsToDevtoolsLog([{url: requestedUrl, failed: true}]);
-      gatherers.timespan.meta.symbol = DevtoolsLogGatherer.symbol;
-      gatherers.timespan.getArtifact = fnAny().mockResolvedValue(devtoolsLog);
-      gatherers.navigation.meta.symbol = TraceGatherer.symbol;
-      gatherers.navigation.getArtifact = fnAny().mockResolvedValue({traceEvents: []});
+      devtoolsLogInstance.getDebugData = fnAny().mockReturnValue(devtoolsLog);
+      traceInstance.getDebugData = fnAny().mockReturnValue({traceEvents: []});
 
       const artifacts = await runner._navigation({
         driver,