diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/base.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/base.ts
index 4330b253c..67305dc4a 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/base.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/base.ts
@@ -1568,15 +1568,12 @@ function formatErrorAttempts(
     return
   }
   const hasRepeats = allAttempts.some((attempt) => attempt.repeatIndex > 0)
-  const labels = [...attempts].flatMap((attempt) => {
-    if (!attempt) {
-      return []
-    }
-    return hasRepeats
-      ? `repeat ${attempt.repeatIndex} retry ${attempt.retryIndex}`
-      : String(attempt.retryIndex)
-  })
-  return hasRepeats ? labels.join(', ') : `retry ${labels.join(', ')}`
+  return [...attempts]
+    .filter((attempt) => attempt !== undefined)
+    .map(({ repeatIndex, retryIndex }) =>
+      hasRepeats ? `repeat ${repeatIndex} retry ${retryIndex}` : `retry ${retryIndex}`,
+    )
+    .join(', ')
 }
 
 function getErrorsWithAttempt(task: Task): { error: TestError; attempt?: TaskResultAttempt }[] {
diff --git a/test/browser/specs/failure-screenshot.test.ts b/test/browser/specs/failure-screenshot.test.ts
index c3433b1cd..b99db481e 100644
--- a/test/browser/specs/failure-screenshot.test.ts
+++ b/test/browser/specs/failure-screenshot.test.ts
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ describe('failure screenshots', () => {
 
       // screenshots are taken per attempt, so each soft error lists the same ones
       expect(extractFailureLines(stderr, root)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-        " FAIL  |chromium| basic.test.ts > soft (retry 0, 1)
+        " FAIL  |chromium| basic.test.ts > soft (retry 0, retry 1)
         AssertionError: expected 1 to be 2 // Object.is equality
         Failure screenshots:
           - <root>/.vitest/attachments/failure-screenshots/basic.test.ts/soft-0-0.png
           - <root>/.vitest/attachments/failure-screenshots/basic.test.ts/soft-0-1.png
-         FAIL  |chromium| basic.test.ts > soft (retry 0, 1)
+         FAIL  |chromium| basic.test.ts > soft (retry 0, retry 1)
         AssertionError: expected 2 to be 3 // Object.is equality
         Failure screenshots:
           - <root>/.vitest/attachments/failure-screenshots/basic.test.ts/soft-0-0.png
diff --git a/test/e2e/test/retry.test.ts b/test/e2e/test/retry.test.ts
index 1c0843e01..3025d7cce 100644
--- a/test/e2e/test/retry.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/test/retry.test.ts
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ describe('failure summary header', () => {
     })
 
     expect(extractFailureHeaders(stderr)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      " FAIL  basic.test.js > always fails (retry 0, 1, 2)
+      " FAIL  basic.test.js > always fails (retry 0, retry 1, retry 2)
       AssertionError: expected 1 to be 2 // Object.is equality"
     `)
   })
@@ -409,9 +409,9 @@ describe('failure summary header', () => {
 
     // the loop repeats the first error within each attempt; it still gets one header
     expect(extractFailureHeaders(stderr)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      " FAIL  basic.test.js > soft (retry 0, 1)
+      " FAIL  basic.test.js > soft (retry 0, retry 1)
       AssertionError: expected 1 to be 2 // Object.is equality
-       FAIL  basic.test.js > soft (retry 0, 1)
+       FAIL  basic.test.js > soft (retry 0, retry 1)
       AssertionError: expected 2 to be 3 // Object.is equality"
     `)
   })