diff --git a/dart/lib/src/hub.dart b/dart/lib/src/hub.dart
index 855f2b9438..2693996d2a 100644
--- a/dart/lib/src/hub.dart
+++ b/dart/lib/src/hub.dart
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class Hub {
           exception: exception,
           stackTrace: stackTrace,
         );
-        if (_options.devMode) {
+        if (_options.automatedTestMode) {
           rethrow;
         }
       }
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class Hub {
           SentryLevel.error,
           "Error in the 'configureScope' callback, error: $err",
         );
-        if (_options.devMode) {
+        if (_options.automatedTestMode) {
           rethrow;
         }
       }
diff --git a/dart/lib/src/scope.dart b/dart/lib/src/scope.dart
index 0a63badc92..4f36895131 100644
--- a/dart/lib/src/scope.dart
+++ b/dart/lib/src/scope.dart
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class Scope {
           exception: exception,
           stackTrace: stackTrace,
         );
-        if (_options.devMode) {
+        if (_options.automatedTestMode) {
           rethrow;
         }
       }
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class Scope {
           exception: exception,
           stackTrace: stackTrace,
         );
-        if (_options.devMode) {
+        if (_options.automatedTestMode) {
           rethrow;
         }
       }
diff --git a/dart/lib/src/sentry.dart b/dart/lib/src/sentry.dart
index b3ec82ce10..88fdd42996 100644
--- a/dart/lib/src/sentry.dart
+++ b/dart/lib/src/sentry.dart
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Sentry {
         exception: exception,
         stackTrace: stackTrace,
       );
-      if (sentryOptions.devMode) {
+      if (sentryOptions.automatedTestMode) {
         rethrow;
       }
     }
diff --git a/dart/lib/src/sentry_client.dart b/dart/lib/src/sentry_client.dart
index a2af9c47b2..b3508db4d1 100644
--- a/dart/lib/src/sentry_client.dart
+++ b/dart/lib/src/sentry_client.dart
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ class SentryClient {
         exception: exception,
         stackTrace: stackTrace,
       );
-      if (_options.devMode) {
+      if (_options.automatedTestMode) {
         rethrow;
       }
     }
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ class SentryClient {
           exception: exception,
           stackTrace: stackTrace,
         );
-        if (_options.devMode) {
+        if (_options.automatedTestMode) {
           rethrow;
         }
       }
diff --git a/dart/lib/src/sentry_options.dart b/dart/lib/src/sentry_options.dart
index 55450be9dd..76d3365386 100644
--- a/dart/lib/src/sentry_options.dart
+++ b/dart/lib/src/sentry_options.dart
@@ -353,10 +353,10 @@ class SentryOptions {
   /// are set.
   bool? enableTracing;
 
-  /// Changed SDK behaviour when set to true:
+  /// Only for internal use. Changed SDK behaviour when set to true:
   /// - Rethrow exceptions that occur in user provided closures
   @internal
-  bool devMode = false;
+  bool automatedTestMode = false;
 
   SentryOptions({this.dsn, PlatformChecker? checker}) {
     if (checker != null) {
diff --git a/dart/lib/src/sentry_traces_sampler.dart b/dart/lib/src/sentry_traces_sampler.dart
index 62d94dc339..06ab2edcea 100644
--- a/dart/lib/src/sentry_traces_sampler.dart
+++ b/dart/lib/src/sentry_traces_sampler.dart
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class SentryTracesSampler {
           exception: exception,
           stackTrace: stackTrace,
         );
-        if (_options.devMode) {
+        if (_options.automatedTestMode) {
           rethrow;
         }
       }
diff --git a/dart/test/environment_test.dart b/dart/test/environment_test.dart
index 6a409022c5..e4bf97fea7 100644
--- a/dart/test/environment_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/environment_test.dart
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void main() {
         release: 'release-9.8.7',
         dist: 'bar',
       );
-      options.devMode = true;
+      options.automatedTestMode = true;
 
       await Sentry.init(
         (options) => options,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void main() {
         release: 'release-9.8.7',
         dist: 'bar',
       );
-      options.devMode = true;
+      options.automatedTestMode = true;
 
       await Sentry.init(
         (options) => options,
diff --git a/dart/test/event_processor/deduplication_event_processor_test.dart b/dart/test/event_processor/deduplication_event_processor_test.dart
index 47540cf035..54592351bb 100644
--- a/dart/test/event_processor/deduplication_event_processor_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/event_processor/deduplication_event_processor_test.dart
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void main() {
 
       final transport = MockTransport();
 
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       await Sentry.init(
         (options) {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
diff --git a/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/io_enricher_test.dart b/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/io_enricher_test.dart
index eb4a821de7..1704960edc 100644
--- a/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/io_enricher_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/io_enricher_test.dart
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('$IoEnricherEventProcessor gets added on init', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       late SentryOptions configuredOptions;
       await Sentry.init(
         (options) {
diff --git a/dart/test/initialization_test.dart b/dart/test/initialization_test.dart
index fae9f26e82..7eb8c15265 100644
--- a/dart/test/initialization_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/initialization_test.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test('async re-initilization', () async {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
     await Sentry.init(
       (options) {
         options.dsn = fakeDsn;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void main() {
   // This is the failure from
   // https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dart/issues/508
   test('re-initilization', () async {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
     await Sentry.init(
       (options) {
         options.dsn = fakeDsn;
diff --git a/dart/test/sentry_test.dart b/dart/test/sentry_test.dart
index 2705f23161..b041f19527 100644
--- a/dart/test/sentry_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/sentry_test.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void main() {
     var anException = Exception();
 
     setUp(() async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) => {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('null DSN', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       expect(
         () async => await Sentry.init(
           options: options,
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void main() {
 
     test('appRunner should be optional', () async {
       expect(Sentry.isEnabled, false);
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) => options.dsn = fakeDsn,
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('empty DSN', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) => options.dsn = '',
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void main() {
     test('empty DSN disables the SDK but runs the integrations', () async {
       final integration = MockIntegration();
 
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('close disables the SDK', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) => options.dsn = fakeDsn,
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void main() {
     test('should install integrations', () async {
       final integration = MockIntegration();
 
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void main() {
 
     test('should add default integrations', () async {
       late SentryOptions optionsReference;
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ void main() {
     }, onPlatform: {'browser': Skip()});
 
     test('should add only web compatible default integrations', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void main() {
     test('should close integrations', () async {
       final integration = MockIntegration();
 
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('$DeduplicationEventProcessor is added on init', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void main() {
       final completer = Completer();
       var completed = false;
 
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       final init = Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void main() {
     final completer = Completer();
     var completed = false;
 
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..devMode = true;
+    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
     final init = Sentry.init(
       options: options,
       (options) {
@@ -345,11 +345,11 @@ void main() {
 
   test('options.environment debug', () async {
     final sentryOptions = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)
-      ..devMode = true
+      ..automatedTestMode = true
       ..platformChecker = FakePlatformChecker.debugMode();
 
     final options = SentryOptions();
-    options.devMode = true;
+    options.automatedTestMode = true;
     await Sentry.init(
       (options) {
         options.dsn = fakeDsn;
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ void main() {
   test('options.environment profile', () async {
     final sentryOptions =
         SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn, checker: FakePlatformChecker.profileMode())
-          ..devMode = true;
+          ..automatedTestMode = true;
 
     await Sentry.init(
       (options) {
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ void main() {
   test('options.environment production (defaultEnvironment)', () async {
     final sentryOptions =
         SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn, checker: FakePlatformChecker.releaseMode())
-          ..devMode = true;
+          ..automatedTestMode = true;
     await Sentry.init(
       (options) {
         options.dsn = fakeDsn;
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ void main() {
   test('options.logger is set by setting the debug flag', () async {
     final sentryOptions =
         SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn, checker: FakePlatformChecker.debugMode())
-          ..devMode = true;
+          ..automatedTestMode = true;
 
     await Sentry.init(
       (options) {
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ void main() {
 
     test('throw is handled and logged', () async {
       final sentryOptions = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)
-        ..devMode = false
+        ..automatedTestMode = false
         ..debug = true
         ..logger = fixture.mockLogger;
 
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ void main() {
 
     test('throw is handled and logged', () async {
       final sentryOptions = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)
-        ..devMode = false
+        ..automatedTestMode = false
         ..debug = true
         ..logger = fixture.mockLogger;
 
diff --git a/e2e_test/bin/e2e_test.dart b/e2e_test/bin/e2e_test.dart
index 785f98ea72..d8d315c5e3 100644
--- a/e2e_test/bin/e2e_test.dart
+++ b/e2e_test/bin/e2e_test.dart
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void main(List<String> arguments) async {
   }
   final options = SentryOptions(dsn: _exampleDsn)
     // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
-    ..devMode = true;
+    ..automatedTestMode = true;
   await Sentry.init(
     (options) {
       options.dsn = _exampleDsn;
diff --git a/flutter/test/initialization_test.dart b/flutter/test/initialization_test.dart
index cf1374df37..29d5e42c96 100644
--- a/flutter/test/initialization_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/initialization_test.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void main() {
       (options) {
         options.dsn = fakeDsn;
         // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
-        options.devMode = true;
+        options.automatedTestMode = true;
       },
     );
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void main() {
       (options) {
         options.dsn = fakeDsn;
         // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
-        options.devMode = true;
+        options.automatedTestMode = true;
       },
     );
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void main() {
       (options) {
         options.dsn = fakeDsn;
         // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
-        options.devMode = true;
+        options.automatedTestMode = true;
       },
     );
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void main() {
       (options) {
         options.dsn = fakeDsn;
         // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
-        options.devMode = true;
+        options.automatedTestMode = true;
       },
     );
 
diff --git a/flutter/test/sentry_flutter_test.dart b/flutter/test/sentry_flutter_test.dart
index 4621ae3b7f..b800d18c8d 100644
--- a/flutter/test/sentry_flutter_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/sentry_flutter_test.dart
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.devMode = true;
+          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
           sentryFlutterOptions = options;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.devMode = true;
+          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
           sentryFlutterOptions = options;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.devMode = true;
+          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
           sentryFlutterOptions = options;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.devMode = true;
+          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
           sentryFlutterOptions = options;
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.devMode = true;
+          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
           sentryFlutterOptions = options;
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.devMode = true;
+          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
           sentryFlutterOptions = options;
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.devMode = true;
+          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
         },
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.devMode = true;
+          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
         },
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.devMode = true;
+          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
         },
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.devMode = true;
+          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
         },
         appRunner: appRunner,
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.devMode = true;
+          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
         },
         appRunner: appRunner,
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.devMode = true;
+          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
         },
         appRunner: appRunner,
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.devMode = true;
+          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
         },
         appRunner: appRunner,
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.devMode = true;
+          options.automatedTestMode = true;
 
           expect(false, options.debug);
           expect('debug', options.environment);