diff --git a/tests/integ/modin/test_telemetry.py b/tests/integ/modin/test_telemetry.py
index b973360d68..63bcf7f7a8 100644
--- a/tests/integ/modin/test_telemetry.py
+++ b/tests/integ/modin/test_telemetry.py
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ def test_snowpark_pandas_telemetry_method_decorator(send_mock, test_table_name):
     """
     Test one of two telemetry decorators: snowpark_pandas_telemetry_method_decorator
     """
+    session = snowflake.snowpark.session._get_active_session()
+    telemetry_client = session._conn._telemetry_client.telemetry
+    captured_logs = []
+    # The Universal Driver moves the batch buffer into the Rust core, so
+    # `telemetry_client._log_batch` is no longer readable from Python. Spy on
+    # the one call Snowpark actually makes instead of reading the buffer.
+    patch.object(
+        telemetry_client, "try_add_log_to_batch", side_effect=captured_logs.append
+    ).start()
+
     df1 = pd.DataFrame([[1, np.nan], [3, 4]], index=[1, 0])
     # Test in place lazy API: df1 api_call_list should contain lazy.
     df1._query_compiler.snowpark_pandas_api_calls.clear()
@@ -127,10 +137,7 @@ def test_snowpark_pandas_telemetry_method_decorator(send_mock, test_table_name):
     assert len(data[0]["sfqids"]) > 0
     assert data[0]["func_name"] == "DataFrame.to_snowflake"
     # Test telemetry in python connector satisfy json format
-    telemetry_client = (
-        df1._query_compiler._modin_frame.ordered_dataframe.session._conn._telemetry_client.telemetry
-    )
-    body = {"logs": [x.to_dict() for x in telemetry_client._log_batch]}
+    body = {"logs": [x.to_dict() for x in captured_logs]}
     # If any previous REST request failed to send telemetry, telemetry_client._enabled would be set to False
     assert (
         telemetry_client._enabled
diff --git a/tests/integ/test_telemetry.py b/tests/integ/test_telemetry.py
index 0e8b216c75..feb3776685 100644
--- a/tests/integ/test_telemetry.py
+++ b/tests/integ/test_telemetry.py
@@ -56,21 +56,27 @@
 class TelemetryDataTracker:
     def __init__(self, session: Session) -> None:
         self.session = session
+        self._captured_logs = []
+        telemetry_obj = session._conn._telemetry_client.telemetry
+        # The Universal Driver moves the batch buffer into the Rust core, so
+        # `telemetry_obj._log_batch` is no longer readable from Python. Spy on
+        # the one call Snowpark actually makes instead of reading the buffer.
+        patch.object(
+            telemetry_obj,
+            "try_add_log_to_batch",
+            side_effect=self._captured_logs.append,
+        ).start()
 
     def extract_telemetry_log_data(self, index, partial_func) -> Tuple[Dict, str, Any]:
         """Extracts telemetry data, telemetry type from the log batch and result of running partial_func."""
-        telemetry_obj = self.session._conn._telemetry_client.telemetry
-
         result = partial_func()
-        message_log = telemetry_obj._log_batch
+        message_log = self._captured_logs
 
         if len(message_log) < abs(index):
-            # if current message_log is smaller than requested index, this means that we just
-            # send a batch of messages and reset message log. We will re-run our function to
-            # refill our message log and extract the message. This assumes that the requested
-            # index is appropriate and will be fill once the function is called again.
+            # not enough captured entries yet for the requested index (e.g. this
+            # is the first call); re-run to produce more.
             result = partial_func()
-            message_log = telemetry_obj._log_batch
+            message_log = self._captured_logs
 
         message = message_log[index].to_dict()["message"]
         data = message.get(TelemetryField.KEY_DATA.value, None)
@@ -78,18 +84,14 @@ def extract_telemetry_log_data(self, index, partial_func) -> Tuple[Dict, str, An
         return data, type_, result
 
     def find_message_in_log_data(self, size, partial_func, expected_data) -> bool:
-        telemetry_obj = self.session._conn._telemetry_client.telemetry
-
         partial_func()
-        message_log = telemetry_obj._log_batch
+        message_log = self._captured_logs
 
         if len(message_log) < size:
-            # if current message_log is smaller than requested size, this means that we just
-            # send a batch of messages and reset message log. We will re-run our function to
-            # refill our message log and extract the message. This assumes that the requested
-            # size is appropriate and will be fill once the function is called again.
+            # not enough captured entries yet for the requested size; re-run to
+            # produce more.
             partial_func()
-            message_log = telemetry_obj._log_batch
+            message_log = self._captured_logs
 
         # we search for messages in reverse until we hit
         for message in message_log[: -(size + 1) : -1]: