diff --git a/avocado/core/test.py b/avocado/core/test.py
index 2baa808fc34f5e4093708075738b1656e4edaf61..03a4d8a2ad4aa7760943dd4de9903dfa5e91425a 100644
--- a/avocado/core/test.py
+++ b/avocado/core/test.py
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase, TestData):
         try:
             if skip_test is False:
                 self.__phase = 'SETUP'
+                self.report_state()
                 self.setUp()
         except exceptions.TestSkipError as details:
             skip_test = True
@@ -845,6 +846,7 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase, TestData):
         else:
             try:
                 self.__phase = 'TEST'
+                self.report_state()
                 testMethod()
             except exceptions.TestCancel as details:
                 stacktrace.log_exc_info(sys.exc_info(), logger=LOG_JOB)
@@ -863,6 +865,7 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase, TestData):
             try:
                 if skip_test is False:
                     self.__phase = 'TEARDOWN'
+                    self.report_state()
                     self.tearDown()
             except exceptions.TestSkipError as details:
                 stacktrace.log_exc_info(sys.exc_info(), logger=LOG_JOB)
diff --git a/selftests/functional/test_basic.py b/selftests/functional/test_basic.py
index 4f372889a310f236427e366f508c89493582b772..b4cdebe5f0bee5b4300306ba2ef60d5ba14047f5 100644
--- a/selftests/functional/test_basic.py
+++ b/selftests/functional/test_basic.py
@@ -306,7 +306,9 @@ class RunnerOperationTest(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(results["tests"][0]["status"], "ERROR",
                              "%s != %s\n%s" % (results["tests"][0]["status"],
                                                "ERROR", res))
-            self.assertIn("Test died without reporting the status",
+            self.assertIn("Test reports unsupported test status",
+                          results["tests"][0]["fail_reason"])
+            self.assertIn("status: None",
                           results["tests"][0]["fail_reason"])
 
     def test_runner_tests_fail(self):