diff --git a/ci/timeout_with_stack.py b/ci/timeout_with_stack.py
index c38f729f..d2dfa700 100644
--- a/ci/timeout_with_stack.py
+++ b/ci/timeout_with_stack.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import argparse
 import os
+import shutil
 import signal
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -109,9 +110,14 @@ def capture_stack_trace(pid: int, stack_type=StackType.C) -> None:
     else:
         bt_command = "thread apply all py-bt"
         print(f"\nCapturing Python stack trace for process {pid}:")
+    gdb = shutil.which("gdb")
+    if gdb is None:
+        print(f"Skipping stack trace for process {pid}: gdb not found")
+        return
+
     proc = subprocess.run(
         [
-            "gdb",
+            gdb,
             "--quiet",
             "--pid",
             str(pid),
@@ -128,7 +134,10 @@ def capture_stack_trace(pid: int, stack_type=StackType.C) -> None:
         text=True,
         check=False,
     )
+
     print(proc.stdout)
+    if proc.stderr:
+        print(proc.stderr, file=sys.stderr)
 
 
 def capture_all_stacks(pid: int, *, enable_python: bool = False) -> None: