diff --git a/test-runner/src/reporters/json.ts b/test-runner/src/reporters/json.ts
index 2382c6f228..e32d32d7f0 100644
--- a/test-runner/src/reporters/json.ts
+++ b/test-runner/src/reporters/json.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class JSONReporter extends BaseReporter {
 
   private _serializeTestResult(result: TestResult): any {
     return {
+      status: result.status,
       duration: result.duration,
       error: result.error,
       stdout: result.stdout.map(s => stdioEntry(s)),
diff --git a/test-runner/src/testRunner.ts b/test-runner/src/testRunner.ts
index cca9fe9a4f..d6691ab087 100644
--- a/test-runner/src/testRunner.ts
+++ b/test-runner/src/testRunner.ts
@@ -170,12 +170,14 @@ export class TestRunner extends EventEmitter {
     const startTime = Date.now();
     try {
       const testInfo = { config: this._config, test, result };
-      await this._runHooks(test.suite, 'beforeEach', 'before', testInfo);
       if (!this._trialRun) {
+        await this._runHooks(test.suite, 'beforeEach', 'before', testInfo);
         const timeout = test.slow ? this._timeout * 3 : this._timeout;
         await fixturePool.runTestWithFixtures(test.fn, timeout, testInfo);
+        await this._runHooks(test.suite, 'afterEach', 'after', testInfo);
+      } else {
+        result.status = 'passed';
       }
-      await this._runHooks(test.suite, 'afterEach', 'after', testInfo);
       result.duration = Date.now() - startTime;
       this.emit('testEnd', { id, result });
     } catch (error) {