diff --git a/graal-nodejs/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/tap.js b/graal-nodejs/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/tap.js
index 9c737efef35..de8188c58dd 100644
--- a/graal-nodejs/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/tap.js
+++ b/graal-nodejs/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/tap.js
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ function jsToYaml(indent, name, value, seen) {
   }
 
   if (isErrorObj) {
-    const { kTestCodeFailure, kUnwrapErrors } = lazyLoadTest();
+    const { kUnwrapErrors } = lazyLoadTest();
     const {
       cause,
       code,
@@ -198,15 +198,14 @@ function jsToYaml(indent, name, value, seen) {
       errStack = cause?.stack ?? errStack;
       errCode = cause?.code ?? errCode;
       errName = cause?.name ?? errName;
+      errMsg = cause?.message ?? errMsg;
+
       if (isAssertionLike(cause)) {
         errExpected = cause.expected;
         errActual = cause.actual;
         errOperator = cause.operator ?? errOperator;
         errIsAssertion = true;
       }
-      if (failureType === kTestCodeFailure) {
-        errMsg = cause?.message ?? errMsg;
-      }
     }
 
     result += jsToYaml(indent, 'error', errMsg, seen);
diff --git a/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/hooks.snapshot b/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/hooks.snapshot
index 5b16957ba24..b9fd2364037 100644
--- a/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/hooks.snapshot
+++ b/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/hooks.snapshot
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ not ok 2 - before throws
   duration_ms: *
   type: 'suite'
   failureType: 'hookFailed'
-  error: 'failed running before hook'
+  error: 'before'
   code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
   stack: |-
     *
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ not ok 3 - after throws
   duration_ms: *
   type: 'suite'
   failureType: 'hookFailed'
-  error: 'failed running after hook'
+  error: 'after'
   code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
   stack: |-
     *
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ not ok 3 - after throws
       ---
       duration_ms: *
       failureType: 'hookFailed'
-      error: 'failed running beforeEach hook'
+      error: 'beforeEach'
       code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
       stack: |-
         *
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ not ok 3 - after throws
       ---
       duration_ms: *
       failureType: 'hookFailed'
-      error: 'failed running beforeEach hook'
+      error: 'beforeEach'
       code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
       stack: |-
         *
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ not ok 4 - beforeEach throws
       ---
       duration_ms: *
       failureType: 'hookFailed'
-      error: 'failed running afterEach hook'
+      error: 'afterEach'
       code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
       stack: |-
         *
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ not ok 4 - beforeEach throws
       ---
       duration_ms: *
       failureType: 'hookFailed'
-      error: 'failed running afterEach hook'
+      error: 'afterEach'
       code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
       stack: |-
         *
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ not ok 6 - afterEach when test fails
       ---
       duration_ms: *
       failureType: 'hookFailed'
-      error: 'failed running afterEach hook'
+      error: 'afterEach'
       code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
       stack: |-
         *
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ ok 8 - test hooks
       ---
       duration_ms: *
       failureType: 'hookFailed'
-      error: 'failed running before hook'
+      error: 'before'
       code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
       stack: |-
         *
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ ok 8 - test hooks
       ---
       duration_ms: *
       failureType: 'hookFailed'
-      error: 'failed running before hook'
+      error: 'before'
       code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
       stack: |-
         *
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ not ok 9 - t.before throws
       ---
       duration_ms: *
       failureType: 'hookFailed'
-      error: 'failed running beforeEach hook'
+      error: 'beforeEach'
       code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
       stack: |-
         *
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ not ok 9 - t.before throws
       ---
       duration_ms: *
       failureType: 'hookFailed'
-      error: 'failed running beforeEach hook'
+      error: 'beforeEach'
       code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
       stack: |-
         *
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ not ok 10 - t.beforeEach throws
       ---
       duration_ms: *
       failureType: 'hookFailed'
-      error: 'failed running afterEach hook'
+      error: 'afterEach'
       code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
       stack: |-
         *
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ not ok 10 - t.beforeEach throws
       ---
       duration_ms: *
       failureType: 'hookFailed'
-      error: 'failed running afterEach hook'
+      error: 'afterEach'
       code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
       stack: |-
         *
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ not ok 12 - afterEach when test fails
       ---
       duration_ms: *
       failureType: 'hookFailed'
-      error: 'failed running afterEach hook'
+      error: 'afterEach'
       code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
       stack: |-
         *