diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/constants.ts b/packages/vitest/src/constants.ts
index d9c6c3d78cbe..913a436ac0b4 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/constants.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const configDefaults: UserConfig = Object.freeze({
   watchIgnore: [/\/node_modules\//, /\/dist\//],
   update: false,
   watch: !process.env.CI,
-  reporters: 'default',
+  reporters: ['default'],
   silent: false,
   api: false,
   ui: false,