diff --git a/test/browser/fixtures/timeout-hooks/hooks-timeout.test.ts b/test/browser/fixtures/timeout-hooks/hooks-timeout.test.ts
index 430a831cc..dddb7a101 100644
--- a/test/browser/fixtures/timeout-hooks/hooks-timeout.test.ts
+++ b/test/browser/fixtures/timeout-hooks/hooks-timeout.test.ts
@@ -3,46 +3,41 @@ import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, onTes
 
 describe.runIf(server.provider === 'playwright')('timeouts are failing correctly', () => {
   it('click on non-existing element fails', async () => {
-    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 100))
     await page.getByRole('code').click()
-  }, 500)
+  }, 150)
 
   it('expect.element on non-existing element fails', async () => {
     await expect.element(page.getByRole('code')).toBeVisible()
-  }, 500)
+  }, 150)
 
   describe('beforeEach', () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 100))
       await page.getByTestId('non-existing').click()
-    }, 500)
+    }, 150)
 
     it('skipped', () => {})
   })
 
   describe('afterEach', () => {
     afterEach(async () => {
-      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 100))
       await page.getByTestId('non-existing').click()
-    }, 500)
+    }, 150)
 
     it('skipped', () => {})
   })
 
   describe('beforeAll', () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
-      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 100))
       await page.getByTestId('non-existing').click()
-    }, 500)
+    }, 150)
 
     it('skipped', () => {})
   })
 
   describe('afterAll', () => {
     afterAll(async () => {
-      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 100))
       await page.getByTestId('non-existing').click()
-    }, 500)
+    }, 150)
 
     it('skipped', () => {})
   })
@@ -50,34 +45,30 @@ describe.runIf(server.provider === 'playwright')('timeouts are failing correctly
   describe('onTestFinished', () => {
     it('fails', ({ onTestFinished }) => {
       onTestFinished(async () => {
-        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 100))
         await page.getByTestId('non-existing').click()
-      }, 500)
+      }, 150)
     })
 
     it('fails global', () => {
       onTestFinished(async () => {
-        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 100))
         await page.getByTestId('non-existing').click()
-      }, 500)
+      }, 150)
     })
   })
 
   describe('onTestFailed', () => {
     it('fails', ({ onTestFailed }) => {
       onTestFailed(async () => {
-        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 100))
         await page.getByTestId('non-existing').click()
-      }, 500)
+      }, 150)
 
       expect.unreachable()
     })
 
     it('fails global', () => {
       onTestFailed(async () => {
-        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 100))
         await page.getByTestId('non-existing').click()
-      }, 500)
+      }, 150)
 
       expect.unreachable()
     })
diff --git a/test/browser/specs/runner.test.ts b/test/browser/specs/runner.test.ts
index b3531742e..1a0eb73a0 100644
--- a/test/browser/specs/runner.test.ts
+++ b/test/browser/specs/runner.test.ts
@@ -290,11 +290,15 @@ test('in-source tests run correctly when filtered', async () => {
   expect(stdout).toContain(`Tests  ${instances.length} passed`)
 })
 
-test.runIf(provider.name === 'playwright')('timeout hooks', async () => {
+test.runIf(provider.name === 'playwright')('timeout hooks', async ({ onTestFailed }) => {
   const { stderr } = await runBrowserTests({
     root: './fixtures/timeout-hooks',
   })
 
+  onTestFailed(() => {
+    console.error(stderr)
+  })
+
   const lines = stderr.split('\n')
   const timeoutErrorsIndexes = []
   lines.forEach((line, index) => {
@@ -425,122 +429,122 @@ test.runIf(provider.name === 'playwright')('timeout hooks', async () => {
   }
   else {
     expect(snapshot).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-    " FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > afterAll
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:44:45
+      " FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > afterAll
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:39:45
+
+       FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > afterEach > skipped
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:23:45
+
+       FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > beforeAll
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:31:45
+
+       FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > beforeEach > skipped
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:15:45
+
+       FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > click on non-existing element fails
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:6:33
 
-     FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > afterEach > skipped
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:26:45
-
-     FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > beforeAll
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:35:45
-
-     FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > beforeEach > skipped
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:17:45
-
-     FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > click on non-existing element fails
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:7:33
-
-     FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFailed > fails
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:70:47
-
-     FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFailed > fails global
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:79:47
-
-     FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFinished > fails
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:54:47
-
-     FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFinished > fails global
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:61:47
-
-     FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > afterAll
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:44:45
-
-     FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > afterEach > skipped
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:26:45
-
-     FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > beforeAll
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:35:45
-
-     FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > beforeEach > skipped
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:17:45
-
-     FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > click on non-existing element fails
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:7:33
-
-     FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFailed > fails
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:70:47
-
-     FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFailed > fails global
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:79:47
-
-     FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFinished > fails
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:54:47
-
-     FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFinished > fails global
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:61:47
-
-     FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > afterAll
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:44:51
-
-     FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > afterEach > skipped
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:26:51
-
-     FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > beforeAll
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:35:51
-
-     FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > beforeEach > skipped
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:17:51
-
-     FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > click on non-existing element fails
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:7:39
-
-     FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFailed > fails
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:70:53
-
-     FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFailed > fails global
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:79:53
-
-     FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFinished > fails
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:54:53
+       FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFailed > fails
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:62:47
+
+       FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFailed > fails global
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:70:47
 
-     FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFinished > fails global
-    TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
-     ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:61:53"
-  `)
+       FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFinished > fails
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:48:47
+
+       FAIL  |chromium| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFinished > fails global
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:54:47
+
+       FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > afterAll
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:39:45
+
+       FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > afterEach > skipped
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:23:45
+
+       FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > beforeAll
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:31:45
+
+       FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > beforeEach > skipped
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:15:45
+
+       FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > click on non-existing element fails
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:6:33
+
+       FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFailed > fails
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:62:47
+
+       FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFailed > fails global
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:70:47
+
+       FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFinished > fails
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:48:47
+
+       FAIL  |firefox| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFinished > fails global
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:54:47
+
+       FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > afterAll
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:39:51
+
+       FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > afterEach > skipped
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:23:51
+
+       FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > beforeAll
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:31:51
+
+       FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > beforeEach > skipped
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:15:51
+
+       FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > click on non-existing element fails
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:6:39
+
+       FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFailed > fails
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:62:53
+
+       FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFailed > fails global
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:70:53
+
+       FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFinished > fails
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:48:53
+
+       FAIL  |webkit| hooks-timeout.test.ts > timeouts are failing correctly > onTestFinished > fails global
+      TimeoutError: locator.click: Timeout <ms> exceeded.
+       ❯ hooks-timeout.test.ts:54:53"
+    `)
   }
 
   // page.getByRole('code').click()
   expect(stderr).toContain('locator.click: Timeout')
   // playwright error is proxied from the server to the client and back correctly
   expect(stderr).toContain('waiting for locator(\'[data-vitest="true"]\').contentFrame().getByRole(\'code\')')
-  expect(stderr).toMatch(/hooks-timeout.test.ts:7:(33|39)/)
+  expect(stderr).toMatch(/hooks-timeout.test.ts:6:(33|39)/)
   // await expect.element().toBeVisible()
   expect(stderr).toContain('Cannot find element with locator: getByRole(\'code\')')
-  expect(stderr).toMatch(/hooks-timeout.test.ts:11:(49|61)/)
+  expect(stderr).toMatch(/hooks-timeout.test.ts:10:(49|61)/)
 }, 120_000 * 3)