diff --git a/test/external/fuzz_linearizer.py b/test/external/fuzz_linearizer.py
index 15c6041453..ed23279569 100644
--- a/test/external/fuzz_linearizer.py
+++ b/test/external/fuzz_linearizer.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from tinygrad.codegen.linearizer import Linearizer
 from tinygrad.features.search import get_linearizer_actions, bufs_from_lin
 from tinygrad.tensor import Tensor
 from tinygrad.features.graph import print_tree
-from tinygrad.helpers import getenv, from_mv, prod, Context
+from tinygrad.helpers import getenv, from_mv, prod, colored, Context
 from tinygrad.device import Device, Compiled
 from tinygrad.codegen.linearizer import UOp
 
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ def fuzz_linearizer(lin: Linearizer):
   np.random.seed(42)
   print_tree(lin.ast)
   print(lin.colored_shape())
-  rawbufs = get_fuzz_rawbufs(lin)
   seen_uops = {}
   last_lins = [lin]
   failures = defaultdict(list)
@@ -84,6 +83,15 @@ def fuzz_linearizer(lin: Linearizer):
   # get baseline unoptimized output
   unoptimized = Linearizer(lin.ast)
   var_vals = {v: random.randint(v.min, v.max) for v in lin.ast.vars()}
+
+  try:
+    rawbufs = get_fuzz_rawbufs(lin)
+  except Exception:
+    traceback.print_exc()
+    print("RAWBUFS FAILED!!")
+    failures["RAWBUFS_ERROR"].append((unoptimized.ast, unoptimized.applied_opts))
+    return failures
+
   if run_linearizer(unoptimized, rawbufs, var_vals) != "PASS":
     failures["BASELINE_ERROR"].append((unoptimized.ast, unoptimized.applied_opts))
     return failures
@@ -134,7 +142,7 @@ def fuzz_linearizer(lin: Linearizer):
   return failures
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-  ast_strs = load_worlds()
+  ast_strs = load_worlds(filter_reduce=False, filter_novariable=False)
   print(f"{len(ast_strs)=}")
   tested = 0
   failures = defaultdict(list)
@@ -151,5 +159,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
       print(f"{msg} {i} AST: {ast}")
       print(f"{msg} {i} OPTS: {opts}\n")
   print(f"{tested=}")
-  for msg, errors in failures.items():
-    print(f"{msg}: {len(errors)}")
+  if failures:
+    for msg, errors in failures.items():
+      print(f"{msg}: {len(errors)}")
+  else:
+    print(colored("all passed", "green"))