diff --git a/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestDiscoveryAdapter.ts b/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestDiscoveryAdapter.ts
index ba4216cf0f7c..ff73b31435a3 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestDiscoveryAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestDiscoveryAdapter.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export class PytestTestDiscoveryAdapter implements ITestDiscoveryAdapter {
                         traceError(
                             `Subprocess exited unsuccessfully with exit code ${code} and signal ${signal} on workspace ${uri.fsPath}`,
                         );
+                        this.resultResolver?.resolveDiscovery(createDiscoveryErrorPayload(code, signal, cwd));
                     }
                     deferredTillExecClose.resolve();
                 });