diff --git a/build/dev/docker-compose.yaml b/build/dev/docker-compose.yaml
index e2aaebcdfe..113a5af513 100644
--- a/build/dev/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/build/dev/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ services:
       - dss_internal_network
 
   rid_bootstrapper:
-    image: interuss/dss:v0.12.0
+    image: interuss/dss:v0.13.0
     volumes:
       - dss_component_coordination:/var/dss_component_coordination
       - $PWD/startup:/startup:ro
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ services:
       - dss_internal_network
 
   scd_bootstrapper:
-    image: interuss/dss:v0.12.0
+    image: interuss/dss:v0.13.0
     volumes:
       - dss_component_coordination:/var/dss_component_coordination
       - $PWD/startup:/startup:ro
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ services:
 
   dss:
     hostname: dss.uss1.localutm
-    image: interuss/dss:v0.12.0
+    image: interuss/dss:v0.13.0
     volumes:
       - $PWD/../test-certs:/var/test-certs:ro
       - dss_component_coordination:/var/dss_component_coordination
diff --git a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/resources/astm/f3548/v21/dss.py b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/resources/astm/f3548/v21/dss.py
index 4ec77c6ef1..d88349c00c 100644
--- a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/resources/astm/f3548/v21/dss.py
+++ b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/resources/astm/f3548/v21/dss.py
@@ -422,24 +422,14 @@ def make_report(
             json=req,
         )
 
-        # TODO: this is a temporary hack: the endpoint is currently not implemented in the DSS, as such we expect the
-        #  DSS to respond with a 400 and a specific error message. This must be updated once this endpoint is actually
-        #  implemented in the DSS.
-        # if query.status_code != 201:
-        #     raise QueryError(
-        #         f"Received code {query.status_code} when attempting to make DSS report{f'; error message: `{query.error_message}`' if query.error_message is not None else ''}",
-        #         query,
-        #     )
-        # else:
-        #     result = query.parse_json_result(ErrorReport)
-        #     return result.report_id, query
-        if query.status_code != 400 or "Not yet implemented" not in query.error_message:
+        if query.status_code != 201:
             raise QueryError(
                 f"Received code {query.status_code} when attempting to make DSS report{f'; error message: `{query.error_message}`' if query.error_message is not None else ''}",
                 query,
             )
         else:
-            return "dummy_report_id", query
+            result = query.parse_json_result(ErrorReport)
+            return result.report_id, query
 
     def query_subscriptions(
         self,
diff --git a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scenarios/astm/utm/dss/report.py b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scenarios/astm/utm/dss/report.py
index d18afa4982..527b22f914 100644
--- a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scenarios/astm/utm/dss/report.py
+++ b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scenarios/astm/utm/dss/report.py
@@ -40,23 +40,24 @@ def run(self, context: ExecutionContext):
 
     def _dss_report_case(self):
         def gen_record() -> ExchangeRecord:
-            try:
-                op = OPERATIONS[OperationID.GetOperationalIntentReference]
-                query_and_describe(
-                    infrastructure.UTMClientSession("https://dummy.interuss.org"),
-                    op.verb,
-                    op.path.format(entityid="dummy_op_intent_id"),
-                    QueryType.F3548v21DSSGetOperationalIntentReference,
-                    "dummy_dss",
-                )
-            except QueryError as qe:
+            op = OPERATIONS[OperationID.GetOperationalIntentReference]
+            query = query_and_describe(
+                infrastructure.UTMClientSession("https://dummy.interuss.org"),
+                op.verb,
+                op.path.format(entityid="dummy_op_intent_id"),
+                QueryType.F3548v21DSSGetOperationalIntentReference,
+                "dummy_dss",
+                True,
+            )
+            if not query.response.code:
                 return scd_lib.make_exchange_record(
-                    qe.cause, "this is a dummy record created by the USS qualifier"
+                    query,
+                    "this is a dummy record created by the USS qualifier. This failure is expected.",
                 )
 
             # we are not supposed to reach this state
-            raise ScenarioCannotContinueError(
-                "illegal state: getOperationalIntentReference to a dummy DSS did not raise a QueryError"
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "illegal state: getOperationalIntentReference to a dummy DSS shall not have succeeded"
             )
 
         self.begin_test_step("Make valid DSS report")
diff --git a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/suites/astm/utm/dss_probing.yaml b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/suites/astm/utm/dss_probing.yaml
index ca6f3c6a42..fd9be5a8a1 100644
--- a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/suites/astm/utm/dss_probing.yaml
+++ b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/suites/astm/utm/dss_probing.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ actions:
       scenario_type: scenarios.astm.utm.dss.CRDBAccess
       resources:
         crdb_cluster: dss_crdb_cluster
+    on_failure: Continue
   - test_scenario:
       scenario_type: scenarios.astm.utm.dss.Report
       resources: