diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/logger.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/logger.ts
index d42907286..fcae0950f 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/logger.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import type { Task } from '@vitest/runner'
 import type { Writable } from 'node:stream'
 import type { TypeCheckError } from '../typecheck/typechecker'
 import type { Vitest } from './core'
+import type { CapturePrintErrorResult } from './printError'
 import type { TestProject } from './project'
 import { Console } from 'node:console'
 import { toArray } from '@vitest/utils/helpers'
 import c from 'tinyrainbow'
 import { highlightCode } from '../utils/colors'
-import { printError } from './printError'
+import { capturePrintError, printError } from './printError'
 import { divider, errorBanner, formatProjectName, withLabel } from './reporters/renderers/utils'
 import { RandomSequencer } from './sequencers/RandomSequencer'
 
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export interface ErrorOptions {
   project?: TestProject
   verbose?: boolean
   screenshotPaths?: string[]
-  task?: Task
   showCodeFrame?: boolean
 }
 
@@ -109,6 +108,10 @@ export class Logger {
     printError(err, this.ctx, this, options)
   }
 
+  formatError(err: unknown, options: ErrorOptions = {}): CapturePrintErrorResult {
+    return capturePrintError(err, this.ctx, options)
+  }
+
   deprecate(message: string): void {
     this.error(c.bold(c.bgYellow(' DEPRECATED ')), c.yellow(message))
   }
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/printError.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/printError.ts
index edd70ac88..3fc6f50ae 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/printError.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/printError.ts
@@ -36,12 +36,17 @@ interface PrintErrorResult {
   nearest?: ParsedStack
 }
 
+export interface CapturePrintErrorResult {
+  nearest: ParsedStack | undefined
+  output: string
+}
+
 // use Logger with custom Console to capture entire error printing
 export function capturePrintError(
   error: unknown,
   ctx: Vitest,
   options: ErrorOptions,
-): { nearest: ParsedStack | undefined; output: string } {
+): CapturePrintErrorResult {
   let output = ''
   const writable = new Writable({
     write(chunk, _encoding, callback) {
@@ -90,7 +95,7 @@ export function printError(
 
       // browser stack trace needs to be processed differently,
       // so there is a separate method for that
-      if (options.task?.file.pool === 'browser' && project.browser) {
+      if (project.browser) {
         return project.browser.parseErrorStacktrace(error, {
           frameFilter: project.config.onStackTrace,
           ignoreStackEntries: options.fullStack ? [] : undefined,
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/base.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/base.ts
index 132a83a9d..b1543f1f0 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/base.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/base.ts
@@ -965,7 +965,6 @@ export abstract class BaseReporter implements Reporter {
         project: this.ctx.getProjectByName(tasks[0].file.projectName || ''),
         verbose: this.verbose,
         screenshotPaths,
-        task: tasks[0],
       })
 
       if (tasks[0].type === 'test' && tasks[0].annotations.length) {
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/github-actions.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/github-actions.ts
index e341b944d..d5ea9d02b 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/github-actions.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/github-actions.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { File, TestAnnotation } from '@vitest/runner'
+import type { TestAnnotation } from '@vitest/runner'
 import type { SerializedError } from '@vitest/utils'
 import type { Vitest } from '../core'
 import type { TestProject } from '../project'
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { stripVTControlCharacters } from 'node:util'
 import { getFullName, getTasks } from '@vitest/runner/utils'
 import { deepMerge } from '@vitest/utils/helpers'
 import { relative } from 'pathe'
-import { capturePrintError } from '../printError'
 import { noun } from './renderers/utils'
 
 export interface GithubActionsReporterOptions {
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ export class GithubActionsReporter implements Reporter {
       project: TestProject
       title: string
       error: unknown
-      file?: File
     }>()
     for (const error of errors) {
       projectErrors.push({
@@ -150,15 +148,14 @@ export class GithubActionsReporter implements Reporter {
             project,
             title: project.name ? `[${project.name}] ${title}` : title,
             error,
-            file,
           })
         }
       }
     }
 
     // format errors via `printError`
-    for (const { project, title, error, file } of projectErrors) {
-      const result = capturePrintError(error, this.ctx, { project, task: file })
+    for (const { project, title, error } of projectErrors) {
+      const result = this.ctx.logger.formatError(error, { project })
       const stack = result?.nearest
       if (!stack) {
         continue
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/junit.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/junit.ts
index 7d51bc611..34817666a 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/junit.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/junit.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { stripVTControlCharacters } from 'node:util'
 import { getSuites } from '@vitest/runner/utils'
 import { basename, dirname, relative, resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { getOutputFile } from '../../utils/config-helpers'
-import { capturePrintError } from '../printError'
 import { IndentedLogger } from './renderers/indented-logger'
 
 export interface ClassnameTemplateVariables {
@@ -396,11 +395,9 @@ export class JUnitReporter implements Reporter {
                     return
                   }
 
-                  const result = capturePrintError(
-                    error,
-                    this.ctx,
-                    { project: this.ctx.getProjectByName(task.file?.projectName ?? ''), task },
-                  )
+                  const result = this.ctx.logger.formatError(error, {
+                    project: this.ctx.getProjectByName(task.file?.projectName ?? ''),
+                  })
                   await this.baseLog(
                     escapeXML(stripVTControlCharacters(result.output.trim())),
                   )