diff --git a/src/tests/conftest.py b/src/tests/conftest.py
index 367091d44c..77acb14605 100644
--- a/src/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/src/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import pytest
 from xdist.dsession import DSession
 
+CRASHED_ITEMS = set()
+
 
 @pytest.mark.trylast
 def pytest_configure(config):
@@ -11,18 +13,21 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
     """
 
     def _handle_crashitem(self, nodeid, worker):
+        first = nodeid not in CRASHED_ITEMS
         runner = self.config.pluginmanager.getplugin("runner")
         fspath = nodeid.split("::")[0]
         msg = "Worker %r crashed while running %r" % (worker.gateway.id, nodeid)
+        CRASHED_ITEMS.add(nodeid)
         rep = runner.TestReport(
-            nodeid, (fspath, None, fspath), (), "failed", msg, "???"
+            nodeid, (fspath, None, fspath), (), "restarted" if first else "failed", msg, "???"
         )
         rep.node = worker
         self.config.hook.pytest_runtest_logreport(report=rep)
 
         # Schedule retry
-        self.sched.pending.append(self.sched.collection.index(nodeid))
-        for node in self.sched.node2pending:
-            self.sched.check_schedule(node)
+        if first:
+            self.sched.pending.append(self.sched.collection.index(nodeid))
+            for node in self.sched.node2pending:
+                self.sched.check_schedule(node)
 
     DSession.handle_crashitem = _handle_crashitem