diff --git a/checks/ci_tests.go b/checks/ci_tests.go
index 913aa90ad05..c2e577385af 100644
--- a/checks/ci_tests.go
+++ b/checks/ci_tests.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func CITests(c *checker.CheckRequest) checker.CheckResult {
 	rawData, err := raw.CITests(c.RepoClient)
 	if err != nil {
 		e := sce.WithMessage(sce.ErrScorecardInternal, err.Error())
-		return checker.CreateRuntimeErrorResult(CheckCodeReview, e)
+		return checker.CreateRuntimeErrorResult(CheckCITests, e)
 	}
 
 	// Return raw results.
diff --git a/checks/ci_tests_test.go b/checks/ci_tests_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e19820e3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks/ci_tests_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright 2023 OpenSSF Scorecard Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package checks
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
+
+	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v4/checker"
+	mockrepo "github.com/ossf/scorecard/v4/clients/mockclients"
+)
+
+func TestCITestsRuntimeError(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	mockRepoClient := mockrepo.NewMockRepoClient(ctrl)
+	//nolint:goerr113
+	mockRepoClient.EXPECT().ListCommits().Return(nil, fmt.Errorf("some runtime error")).AnyTimes()
+
+	req := checker.CheckRequest{
+		RepoClient: mockRepoClient,
+	}
+	res := CITests(&req)
+
+	want := "CI-Tests"
+	if res.Name != want {
+		t.Errorf("got: %q, want: %q", res.Name, want)
+	}
+	ctrl.Finish()
+}