diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/update-refine-error-counting b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/update-refine-error-counting
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..905988307d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/update-refine-error-counting
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: enhancement
+
+Refine PHP Fatal Error Counting in MC Stat
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-woocommerce.php b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-woocommerce.php
index 41104fcbd65..0c0c9c14a72 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-woocommerce.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-woocommerce.php
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ use Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\Traits\AccessiblePrivateMethods;
 use Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\Utilities\LegacyRestApiStub;
 use Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\Utilities\WebhookUtil;
 use Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\Admin\Marketplace;
-use Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\McStats;
 use Automattic\WooCommerce\Proxies\LegacyProxy;
 use Automattic\WooCommerce\Utilities\{LoggingUtil, RestApiUtil, TimeUtil};
 use Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\Logging\RemoteLogger;
@@ -407,12 +406,6 @@ final class WooCommerce {
 				$context
 			);
 
-			// Record fatal error stats.
-			$container = wc_get_container();
-			$mc_stats  = $container->get( McStats::class );
-			$mc_stats->add( 'error', 'fatal-errors-during-shutdown' );
-			$mc_stats->do_server_side_stats();
-
 			/**
 			 * Action triggered when there are errors during shutdown.
 			 *
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/Logging/RemoteLogger.php b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/Logging/RemoteLogger.php
index a15792fb29b..4e9bd7432b6 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/Logging/RemoteLogger.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/Logging/RemoteLogger.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\Logging;
 
 use Automattic\WooCommerce\Utilities\FeaturesUtil;
 use Automattic\WooCommerce\Utilities\StringUtil;
+use Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\McStats;
 use WC_Rate_Limiter;
 use WC_Log_Levels;
 
@@ -178,6 +179,15 @@ class RemoteLogger extends \WC_Log_Handler {
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		try {
+			// Record fatal error stats.
+			$mc_stats = wc_get_container()->get( McStats::class );
+			$mc_stats->add( 'error', 'critical-errors' );
+			$mc_stats->do_server_side_stats();
+		} catch ( \Throwable $e ) {
+			error_log( 'Warning: Failed to record fatal error stats: ' . $e->getMessage() ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log
+		}
+
 		if ( WC_Rate_Limiter::retried_too_soon( self::RATE_LIMIT_ID ) ) {
 			error_log( 'Remote logging throttled.' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log
 			return false;
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/McStats.php b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/McStats.php
index 89320e1ee6a..2f05d355451 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/McStats.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/McStats.php
@@ -60,4 +60,17 @@ class McStats extends A8c_Mc_Stats {
 
 		return parent::do_server_side_stat( $url );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Pings the stats server for the current stats and empty the stored stats from the object
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function do_server_side_stats() {
+		if ( ! \WC_Site_Tracking::is_tracking_enabled() ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		parent::do_server_side_stats();
+	}
 }