diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/base.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/base.ts
index 21c1553432..76a8fd786d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/base.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/base.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export class BaseReporter implements Reporter  {
   duration = 0;
   config!: FullConfig;
   suite!: Suite;
+  totalTestCount = 0;
   result!: FullResult;
   fileDurations = new Map<string, number>();
   monotonicStartTime: number = 0;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ export class BaseReporter implements Reporter  {
     this.monotonicStartTime = monotonicTime();
     this.config = config;
     this.suite = suite;
+    this.totalTestCount = suite.allTests().length;
   }
 
   onStdOut(chunk: string | Buffer, test?: TestCase, result?: TestResult) {
@@ -106,6 +108,12 @@ export class BaseReporter implements Reporter  {
     this.result = result;
   }
 
+  protected generateStartingMessage() {
+    const jobs = Math.min(this.config.workers, (this.config as any).__testGroupsCount);
+    const shardDetails = this.config.shard ? `, shard ${this.config.shard.current} of ${this.config.shard.total}` : '';
+    return `\nRunning ${this.totalTestCount} test${this.totalTestCount > 1 ? 's' : ''} using ${jobs} worker${jobs > 1 ? 's' : ''}${shardDetails}`;
+  }
+
   protected getSlowTests(): [string, number][] {
     if (!this.config.reportSlowTests)
       return [];
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/dot.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/dot.ts
index 66e007858f..b29f113151 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/dot.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/dot.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import colors from 'colors/safe';
 import { BaseReporter } from './base';
-import { FullResult, TestCase, TestResult } from '../../types/testReporter';
+import { FullResult, TestCase, TestResult, FullConfig, Suite } from '../../types/testReporter';
 
 class DotReporter extends BaseReporter {
   private _counter = 0;
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ class DotReporter extends BaseReporter {
     return true;
   }
 
+  override onBegin(config: FullConfig, suite: Suite) {
+    super.onBegin(config, suite);
+    console.log(this.generateStartingMessage());
+  }
+
   override onStdOut(chunk: string | Buffer, test?: TestCase, result?: TestResult) {
     super.onStdOut(chunk, test, result);
     if (!this.config.quiet)
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/line.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/line.ts
index 4629b462dc..652ee2d6bb 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/line.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/line.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import { BaseReporter, formatFailure, formatTestTitle } from './base';
 import { FullConfig, TestCase, Suite, TestResult, FullResult } from '../../types/testReporter';
 
 class LineReporter extends BaseReporter {
-  private _total = 0;
   private _current = 0;
   private _failures = 0;
   private _lastTest: TestCase | undefined;
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ class LineReporter extends BaseReporter {
 
   override onBegin(config: FullConfig, suite: Suite) {
     super.onBegin(config, suite);
-    this._total = suite.allTests().length;
+    console.log(this.generateStartingMessage());
     console.log();
   }
 
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ class LineReporter extends BaseReporter {
   override onTestEnd(test: TestCase, result: TestResult) {
     super.onTestEnd(test, result);
     const width = process.stdout.columns! - 1;
-    const title = `[${++this._current}/${this._total}] ${formatTestTitle(this.config, test)}`.substring(0, width);
+    const title = `[${++this._current}/${this.totalTestCount}] ${formatTestTitle(this.config, test)}`.substring(0, width);
     process.stdout.write(`\u001B[1A\u001B[2K${title}\n`);
 
     if (!this.willRetry(test) && (test.outcome() === 'flaky' || test.outcome() === 'unexpected')) {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/list.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/list.ts
index 16f352378f..aad8563a3f 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/list.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/list.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class ListReporter extends BaseReporter {
 
   override onBegin(config: FullConfig, suite: Suite) {
     super.onBegin(config, suite);
+    console.log(this.generateStartingMessage());
     console.log();
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
index b2aab29990..9bb8ccdf8b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
@@ -296,13 +296,7 @@ export class Runner {
         filterSuite(rootSuite, () => false, test => shardTests.has(test));
         total = rootSuite.allTests().length;
       }
-
-      if (process.stdout.isTTY) {
-        console.log();
-        const jobs = Math.min(config.workers, testGroups.length);
-        const shardDetails = shard ? `, shard ${shard.current} of ${shard.total}` : '';
-        console.log(`Running ${total} test${total > 1 ? 's' : ''} using ${jobs} worker${jobs > 1 ? 's' : ''}${shardDetails}`);
-      }
+      (config as any).__testGroupsCount = testGroups.length;
 
       let sigint = false;
       let sigintCallback: () => void;
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/retry.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/retry.spec.ts
index 7ff92ae9e8..af989a1f0e 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/retry.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/retry.spec.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test('should retry timeout', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
   expect(passed).toBe(0);
   expect(failed).toBe(1);
-  expect(stripAscii(output).split('\n')[0]).toBe('××T');
+  expect(stripAscii(output).split('\n')[2]).toBe('××T');
 });
 
 test('should fail on unexpected pass with retries', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ test('should retry unexpected pass', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
   expect(passed).toBe(0);
   expect(failed).toBe(1);
-  expect(stripAscii(output).split('\n')[0]).toBe('××F');
+  expect(stripAscii(output).split('\n')[2]).toBe('××F');
 });
 
 test('should not retry expected failure', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ test('should not retry expected failure', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
   expect(passed).toBe(2);
   expect(failed).toBe(0);
-  expect(stripAscii(output).split('\n')[0]).toBe('··');
+  expect(stripAscii(output).split('\n')[2]).toBe('··');
 });
 
 test('should retry unhandled rejection', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ test('should retry unhandled rejection', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
   expect(result.passed).toBe(0);
   expect(result.failed).toBe(1);
-  expect(stripAscii(result.output).split('\n')[0]).toBe('××F');
+  expect(stripAscii(result.output).split('\n')[2]).toBe('××F');
   expect(result.output).toContain('Unhandled rejection');
 });
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ test('should retry beforeAll failure', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   expect(result.passed).toBe(0);
   expect(result.failed).toBe(1);
   expect(result.skipped).toBe(1);
-  expect(stripAscii(result.output).split('\n')[0]).toBe('×°×°F°');
+  expect(stripAscii(result.output).split('\n')[2]).toBe('×°×°F°');
   expect(result.output).toContain('BeforeAll is bugged!');
 });
 
@@ -184,6 +184,6 @@ test('should retry worker fixture setup failure', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
   expect(result.passed).toBe(0);
   expect(result.failed).toBe(1);
-  expect(stripAscii(result.output).split('\n')[0]).toBe('××F');
+  expect(stripAscii(result.output).split('\n')[2]).toBe('××F');
   expect(result.output).toContain('worker setup is bugged!');
 });