diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/json.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/json.ts
index 0edf26cac9ea..cc032f913dc4 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/json.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/json.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export class JsonReporter implements Reporter {
       return
 
     const stack = parseErrorStacktrace(error)
-    const frame = stack[stack.length - 1]
+    const frame = stack[0]
     if (!frame)
       return