diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingExplorerView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingExplorerView.ts
index 2f62c95978b..1dfaf5309fe 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingExplorerView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingExplorerView.ts
@@ -133,9 +133,10 @@ export class TestingExplorerView extends ViewPane {
 		const messagesContainer = dom.append(this.treeHeader, dom.$('.test-explorer-messages'));
 		this._register(this.testProgressService.onTextChange(text => {
 			const hadText = !!messagesContainer.innerText;
+			const hasText = !!text;
 			messagesContainer.innerText = text;
 
-			if (!hadText) {
+			if (hadText !== hasText) {
 				this.layoutBody();
 			}
 		}));
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingProgressUiService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingProgressUiService.ts
index 1e6dc08c178..b22b615c6ca 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingProgressUiService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/testing/browser/testingProgressUiService.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ export class TestingProgressUiService extends Disposable implements ITestingProg
 				const collected = collectTestStateCounts(false, allResults[0].counts);
 				this.updateCountsEmitter.fire(collected);
 				this.updateTextEmitter.fire(getTestProgressText(false, collected));
+			} else {
+				this.updateTextEmitter.fire('');
+				this.updateCountsEmitter.fire(collectTestStateCounts(false));
 			}
 
 			this.current.clear();