diff --git a/runtime/tests/vm/vm.status b/runtime/tests/vm/vm.status
index be9e0eabb41..fab95b91699 100644
--- a/runtime/tests/vm/vm.status
+++ b/runtime/tests/vm/vm.status
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ cc/Profiler_FunctionInline: Pass, Fail # Flaky failure.
 cc/Profiler_InliningIntervalBoundry: Skip # Differences in ia32, debug, release
 cc/SNPrint_BadArgs: Crash, Fail # These tests are expected to crash on all platforms.
 dart/data_uri_import_test/none: SkipByDesign
-dart/entrypoints/*: Skip  # Only supported in Dart 2 JIT (hot-reload -> issue 34199).
+dart/entrypoints/*: Skip  # Only supported in Dart 2 JIT.
 dart/snapshot_version_test: Skip # This test is a Dart1 test (script snapshot)
 dart/slow_path_shared_stub_test: Pass, Slow # Uses --shared-slow-path-triggers-gc flag.
 dart/stack_overflow_shared_test: Pass, Slow # Uses --shared-slow-path-triggers-gc flag.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ dart/truncating_ints_test: SkipByDesign # The test requires int64.
 dart/wrap_around_in_range_analysis_test: SkipByDesign # The test requires int64.
 
 [ $compiler != dartk || ($arch != x64 && $arch != simarm && $arch != arm) || $hot_reload || $hot_reload_rollback ]
-dart/entrypoints/*: Skip  # Only supported in Dart 2 JIT (hot-reload -> issue 34199).
+dart/entrypoints/*: SkipByDesign  # Only supported in the Dart 2 JIT and test optimizations - hence disabled on hotreload bots.
 
 [ ($compiler == dartk || $compiler == dartkb) ]
 cc/DartAPI_New: Fail # Issue #33041
diff --git a/runtime/vm/kernel.h b/runtime/vm/kernel.h
index 7236aef9c5f..34609b81347 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/kernel.h
+++ b/runtime/vm/kernel.h
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ class Program {
   // etc will reference the last "sub program" only.
   static Program* ReadFrom(Reader* reader, const char** error = nullptr);
 
-  static Program* ReadFromFile(const char* script_uri);
+  static Program* ReadFromFile(const char* script_uri,
+                               const char** error = nullptr);
   static Program* ReadFromBuffer(const uint8_t* buffer,
                                  intptr_t buffer_length,
                                  const char** error = nullptr);
diff --git a/runtime/vm/kernel_binary.cc b/runtime/vm/kernel_binary.cc
index f8801d88eb0..da74542da98 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/kernel_binary.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/kernel_binary.cc
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ Program* Program::ReadFrom(Reader* reader, const char** error) {
   return program;
 }
 
-Program* Program::ReadFromFile(const char* script_uri) {
+Program* Program::ReadFromFile(const char* script_uri,
+                               const char** error /* = nullptr */) {
   Thread* thread = Thread::Current();
   if (script_uri == NULL) {
     return NULL;
@@ -147,8 +148,8 @@ Program* Program::ReadFromFile(const char* script_uri) {
 
       kernel_program =
           kernel::Program::ReadFromBuffer(kernel_buffer, kernel_buffer_size);
-    } else {
-      THR_Print("tag handler failed: %s\n", Dart_GetError(retval));
+    } else if (error != nullptr) {
+      *error = Dart_GetError(retval);
     }
   }
   return kernel_program;