diff --git a/buildscripts/create_bazel_test_report.py b/buildscripts/create_bazel_test_report.py
index 174c26f125b..eebd57b4d40 100644
--- a/buildscripts/create_bazel_test_report.py
+++ b/buildscripts/create_bazel_test_report.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Report(TypedDict):
     results: List[Result]
 
 
-def main(testlog_dir: str):
+def main(testlog_dir: str, silent_fail: bool = False):
     """Create an report.json for Evergreen from bazel test logs."""
 
     if not get_expansion("create_bazel_test_report"):
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def main(testlog_dir: str):
         test_file = testcase.attrib["name"]
 
         if testcase.find("error") is not None:
-            status = "fail"
+            status = "silentfail" if silent_fail else "fail"
         else:
             status = "pass"
 
diff --git a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/definitions.yml b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/definitions.yml
index 55a6c6cd594..103fcafea98 100644
--- a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/definitions.yml
+++ b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/definitions.yml
@@ -630,6 +630,14 @@ functions:
         - key: create_bazel_test_report
           value: "true"
 
+  "set bazel test silent fail": &set_bazel_test_silent_fail
+    command: expansions.update
+    display_name: "set bazel test silent fail"
+    params:
+      updates:
+        - key: bazel_test_silent_fail
+          value: "--silent-fail"
+
   ### Set expansion macros used in each task.
   "set task expansion macros": &set_task_expansion_macros
     command: expansions.update
@@ -1615,6 +1623,7 @@ functions:
     - *f_expansions_write
     - *enable_bazel_test_report_creation
     - *f_expansions_write
+    - *set_bazel_test_silent_fail # TODO SERVER-99431 Remove once bazel coverage timeouts are under control.
     - *f_expansions_write
     - *bazel_coverage_sh
 
@@ -2862,6 +2871,7 @@ functions:
         - "src/evergreen/run_python_script.sh"
         - "buildscripts/create_bazel_test_report.py"
         - "bazel-testlogs/"
+        - "${bazel_test_silent_fail}"
 
   "attach report":
     command: attach.results
diff --git a/evergreen/bazel_coverage.sh b/evergreen/bazel_coverage.sh
index f65038c9a17..946ad5d51f7 100644
--- a/evergreen/bazel_coverage.sh
+++ b/evergreen/bazel_coverage.sh
@@ -26,5 +26,11 @@ BAZEL_BINARY=bazel
 # Print command being run to file that can be uploaded
 echo "python buildscripts/install_bazel.py" > bazel-invocation.txt
 
-echo "  bazel coverage ${args} ${target}" >> bazel-invocation.txt
-$BAZEL_BINARY coverage ${args} ${target}
+# TODO(SERVER-99431): Remove when bazel test timeouts are under control
+set +e
+
+echo "       bazel coverage ${args} ${target}" >> bazel-invocation.txt
+# use eval since some flags have quotes-in-quotes that are otherwise misintepreted
+eval $BAZEL_BINARY coverage ${args} ${target}
+
+exit 0