diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index 29640d107c..9e410a5bb7 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -783,13 +783,13 @@ trap '{ code=$?; set +x; } 2>/dev/null; exit $code' INT TERM HUP
 # the test_expect_* functions instead.
 
 test_ok_ () {
-	finalize_test_case_output ok "$@"
 	test_success=$(($test_success + 1))
 	say_color "" "ok $test_count - $@"
+	finalize_test_case_output ok "$@"
 }
 
 test_failure_ () {
-	finalize_test_case_output failure "$@"
+	failure_label=$1
 	test_failure=$(($test_failure + 1))
 	say_color error "not ok $test_count - $1"
 	shift
@@ -799,18 +799,19 @@ test_failure_ () {
 		say_color error "1..$test_count"
 		_error_exit
 	fi
+	finalize_test_case_output failure "$failure_label" "$@"
 }
 
 test_known_broken_ok_ () {
-	finalize_test_case_output fixed "$@"
 	test_fixed=$(($test_fixed+1))
 	say_color error "ok $test_count - $@ # TODO known breakage vanished"
+	finalize_test_case_output fixed "$@"
 }
 
 test_known_broken_failure_ () {
-	finalize_test_case_output broken "$@"
 	test_broken=$(($test_broken+1))
 	say_color warn "not ok $test_count - $@ # TODO known breakage"
+	finalize_test_case_output broken "$@"
 }
 
 test_debug () {
@@ -1136,10 +1137,10 @@ test_skip () {
 
 	case "$to_skip" in
 	t)
-		finalize_test_case_output skip "$@"
 
 		say_color skip "ok $test_count # skip $1 ($skipped_reason)"
 		: true
+		finalize_test_case_output skip "$@"
 		;;
 	*)
 		false