diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/spec.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/spec.js
index c768cde4b98018..2e3ba834351970 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/spec.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/spec.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class SpecReporter extends Transform {
       color = gray;
       symbol = symbols['hyphen:minus'];
     }
-    return `${prefix}${indent}${color}${symbol}${title}${error}${white}`;
+    return `${prefix}${indent}${color}${symbol}${title}${white}${error}`;
   }
   #handleTestReportEvent(type, data) {
     const subtest = ArrayPrototypeShift(this.#stack); // This is the matching `test:start` event
diff --git a/test/pseudo-tty/test_runner_default_reporter.js b/test/pseudo-tty/test_runner_default_reporter.js
index 1c6cda0ebbdd51..1596603b217660 100644
--- a/test/pseudo-tty/test_runner_default_reporter.js
+++ b/test/pseudo-tty/test_runner_default_reporter.js
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ const test = require('node:test');
 test('should pass', () => {});
 test('should fail', () => { throw new Error('fail'); });
 test('should skip', { skip: true }, () => {});
+test('parent', () => {
+  test('should fail', () => { throw new Error('fail'); });
+  test('should pass but parent fail', () => {});
+});
diff --git a/test/pseudo-tty/test_runner_default_reporter.out b/test/pseudo-tty/test_runner_default_reporter.out
index a91e7124663083..52e84e5ee8f862 100644
--- a/test/pseudo-tty/test_runner_default_reporter.out
+++ b/test/pseudo-tty/test_runner_default_reporter.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [32m* should pass [90m(*ms)[39m[39m
-[31m* should fail [90m(*ms)[39m
+[31m* should fail [90m(*ms)[39m[39m
   Error: fail
       at * [90m(*)[39m
   [90m    at *[39m
@@ -8,11 +8,25 @@
   [90m    at *[39m
   [90m    at *[39m
   [90m    at *[39m
-**
+
 [90m* should skip [90m(*ms)[39m # SKIP[39m
-[34m* tests 3[39m
+* parent
+  [31m* should fail [90m(*ms)[39m[39m
+    Error: fail
+        at * [90m(*)[39m
+    [90m    at *[39m
+    [90m    at *[39m
+    [90m    at *[39m
+    [90m    at *[39m
+
+  [31m✖ should pass but parent fail [90m(*ms)[39m[39m
+    [32m'test did not finish before its parent and was cancelled'[39m
+
+[31m* [39mparent [90m(*ms)[39m
+
+[34m* tests 4[39m
 [34m* pass 1[39m
-[34m* fail 1[39m
+[34m* fail 2[39m
 [34m* cancelled 0[39m
 [34m* skipped 1[39m
 [34m* todo 0[39m
@@ -20,7 +34,7 @@
 
 [31m* failing tests:[39m
 
-[31m* should fail [90m(*ms)[39m
+[31m* should fail [90m(*ms)[39m[39m
   Error: fail
       at * [90m(*)[39m
   [90m    at *[39m
@@ -29,4 +43,17 @@
   [90m    at *[39m
   [90m    at *[39m
   [90m    at *[39m
-[39m
+
+[31m* should fail [90m(*ms)[39m[39m
+  Error: fail
+      at * [90m(*)[39m
+  [90m    at *[39m
+  [90m    at *[39m
+  [90m    at *[39m
+  [90m    at *[39m
+
+[31m✖ should pass but parent fail [90m(*ms)[39m[39m
+  [32m'test did not finish before its parent and was cancelled'[39m
+
+[31m* parent [90m(*ms)[39m[39m
+  [32m'2 subtests failed'[39m