diff --git a/code/addons/test/src/node/vitest-manager.ts b/code/addons/test/src/node/vitest-manager.ts
index 37e6e0588aa1..59aba03e7c71 100644
--- a/code/addons/test/src/node/vitest-manager.ts
+++ b/code/addons/test/src/node/vitest-manager.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ export class VitestManager {
       });
     }
 
-    await this.vitest.init();
+    try {
+      await this.vitest.init();
+    } catch (e) {
+      this.testManager.reportFatalError('Failed to init Vitest', e);
+    }
 
     if (watchMode) {
       await this.setupWatchers();
diff --git a/code/core/src/manager/components/sidebar/SidebarBottom.tsx b/code/core/src/manager/components/sidebar/SidebarBottom.tsx
index e39f7595188d..89b89ca7d596 100644
--- a/code/core/src/manager/components/sidebar/SidebarBottom.tsx
+++ b/code/core/src/manager/components/sidebar/SidebarBottom.tsx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export const SidebarBottomBase = ({
   useEffect(() => {
     const onCrashReport = ({ providerId, ...details }: TestingModuleCrashReportPayload) => {
       api.updateTestProviderState(providerId, {
-        details,
+        error: { name: 'Crashed!', message: details.error.message },
         running: false,
         crashed: true,
         watching: false,