diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
index f95a0a439fd11f..be383f6b6a7802 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
       this.nesting = 0;
       this.only = testOnlyFlag;
       this.reporter = new TestsStream();
-      this.reporter.begin(this.nesting, kFilename, this.testNumber, this.name, "starting", "starting");
+      this.reporter.begin(this.nesting, kFilename, this.testNumber, this.name, 'starting', 'starting');
       this.runOnlySubtests = this.only;
       this.testNumber = 0;
       this.timeout = kDefaultTimeout;
@@ -780,6 +780,8 @@ class Suite extends Test {
   }
 
   async run() {
+    this.reporter.begin(this.nesting, kFilename, this.testNumber, this.name, 'starting', 'starting');
+
     const hookArgs = this.getRunArgs();
 
     try {